Easy Argyle Hat by Cindy Walker

Easy Argyle Hat

Knitting
January 2013
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 8 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colorwork
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
100 - 200 yards (91 - 183 m)
small 20" cir, med 22" cir, large 24" cir
English
This pattern is available from stonyhillfiberarts.com for $6.00.

The Easy Argyle Hat pattern is a good project for learning stranded color work. We have quick, one minute (really), videos that show you how to hold your yarns, knit with two colors, and strand your floats. https://www.stonyhillfiberarts.com/KnittingVideos.html

Size: Small, Medium, Large (20, 22, 24 inches
around; 8-9.5 inches deep)
Yarn: Light Worsted, 100 gr– approx. 200 yd;
2 colors: 50 gr, 100 yd of each (Southern Bales)
Gauge: 5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch
6.5 stitches & 6.75 rows per inch in argyle pattern
Needles: size 4 or 5, 16 inch circular & double
points for crown decreases
Know How: determined intermediate; stranded
knitting knowledge and/or willingness to learn it
is helpful. There are many videos online to help
you with this technique.