The first couple of winter storms have moved through and the ski season is starting up. The World Cup ski races are in full swing which was the inspiration for this “Downhill Skier” cap.

The cap is knit in the round in Fair Isle technique and the ski poles are added with Duplicate Stitch.

Skills required:

• Knitting in the round
• Fair Isle technique
• Duplicate Stitch (for ski pole)

Materials:
Knit Picks Swish Worsted Yarn (100% Superwash Merino Wool, 110 yd/50g)

• Main Color (MC): “Dark Navy”, #23888, 1 ball
• Contrast Color (CC1): “White”, #24662, 1 ball
• Contrast Color (CC2): “Eddy”, #24667, 1 ball