Fair and Squares Hat is a great first Fair Isle hat and boot topper set. Knit in fingering weight yarn, it starts with a riff on corrugated rib and is followed by a very traditional Fair Isle motif.

Finished with a simple windowpane plaid that seamlessly shrinks as the hat tapers to a slouchy tip.

Instructions for 4 sizes: Infant, Child, Small Adult(shown), Adult.

Coordinating Boot Toppers are a quick and simple project that will let plain old leather or rubber boots make a real fashion statement!
Instructions for 3 sizes, largest size shown.

And, it’s all easy to do. Many knitters are afraid of stranded knitting, but it’s much simpler than it looks. These projects require no “carries”, there are never more than 5 sts in a row in a single color, so are true “starter projects.”**

Fair & Squares Hat (infant, child, small adult, adult)
- small adult shown in photo

Materials:
US Size 2 / 2.75mm 16 inch circular needles OR size needed to obtain gauge

1 set double pointed needles same size as needles above
Ancient Arts Reinvent Fingering / Sock Wool/Mohair/Nylon/Acrylic/Silk (photo)
MC - Corfu (Sky Blue) (180, 200, 220, 240 ) yds
CC - Cherry Blossom (Pink) (140, 150, 160, 170) yds

OR
Cascade 220 Fingering
OR
Spud & Chloe Fine
OR
Valley Yarns Charlemont

Stitch Marker, Darning Needle

Gauge:
30 sts x 32 rows = 4 in /10 cm in stranded stockinette st, blocked.

Circumference at brim: (15, 16.5, 18, 19.5) in / (38, 42, 46, 49.5) cm
Height from brim to tip: (8, 9, 10, 10.5) in / (20, 22.5, 25, 26.5) cm