The Endelaus hat pattern is the second in a series of ‘Endelaus accessories’ for members of ‘Skeindeer’s matchy-matchy accessory club’. It features a modified endelaus (endless) pattern repeat that originates in the village of Selbu in Trøndelag, Norway. The hat is worked bottom-up in the round, starting with a ribbed hem, then working stranded colourwork, and finishing with decreasing for the crown.

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Yarn
Navia Duo (100% wool, 180 m / 197 yds, 50 g). 50 g grey #28 (main colour), 50 g red #227 (contrast colour).

Could be substituted with any sport to fingering weight yarn. You will get the best results if you use a non-superwash, woollen spun, sheep’s wool yarn. Alternatives: Rauma Finull, Hillesvåg Ask or Sol, Tukuwool Fingering, Sandnes Tove, etc.

Needles
Gauge-size needles for stranded colourwork, 1 mm below-gauge circular needles for ribbed hat brim

The sample was made using 3.75 mm (US 5) for the stranded colourwork and 2.75 mm (US 2) for the rib.

Gauge
26 sts x 32 rnds = 10 cm / 4” in stranded colourwork.

Sizes
(1, 2, 3, 4)

Hat circumference: (46, 52, 58, 64) cm / (18, 20, 23, 25)”.

Length: (19, 20, 21, 22) cm / (7, 8, 8, 9)”.

Notions
5 stitch markers
Darning needle

Construction
This simple colourwork hat is worked bottom-up in the round. First you work the rib, then the stranded colourwork, and finally you finish with decreasing for the crown.