五 GO : Japanese for (n) five, the number five.

Five new hat designs.
Five new skills.

Choose from the Five Hat Models: A, B, C, D or E.
Fine-tune Five Essential Knitting Skills:
Provisional Crochet Cast-on
Knitting in the round
Seersucker Stitch Pattern
Shaped crown decreasing
I-Cord Bind-off

This versatile and unisex hat pattern ticks all the boxes.
Designed as a quick knit for a single skein of yarn, t
his hat is sure to become your “GO to” hat pattern.
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Construction Notes
Hat begins with a provisional cast on. It is worked in the round with the right side facing you for ease of knitting. Brim is finished with I-cord. Pattern details 4 hat sizes, feature Seersucker pattern, I-cord bind-off technique and 5 different Hat Models (A, B, C, D and E).

Size
Nominally: XS (S, M, L)
Finished size 18 20, 22, 24” / 46 51, 56, 61 cm (approx. head circumference)

Yarn
Model A Hat
Jones and Vandemeer Clever Camel (50g, 110 yds/100m per skein); Colour Agate. Skeins required: 1 (1, 1, 2) skeins.

Model B Hat
Yarn A - Shibui Merino Alpaca (100g, 131 yds/120 m per skein); Colour Suit. Skeins required: 1 (1, 1, 2) skeins.
Yarn B- Shibui Merino Alpaca (100g, 131 yds/120 m per skein); Colour Abyss. Skeins required: 1 (1, 1, 1) skeins.

Model C Hat
Yarn A - Shibui Merino Alpaca (100g, 131 yds/120 m per skein); Colour Pool. Skeins required: 1 (1, 1, 2) skeins.
Yarn B- Shibui Merino Alpaca (100g, 131 yds/120 m per skein); Colour Ivory. Skeins required: 1 (1, 1, 1) skeins.

Model D Hat
Yarn A - Shibui Merino Alpaca (100g, 131 yds/120 m per skein); Colour Abyss. Skeins required: 1 (1, 1, 2) skeins.
Yarn B- Shibui Merino Alpaca (100g, 131 yds/120 m per skein); Colour Tar. Skeins required: 1 (1, 1, 1) skeins.

Model E Hat
Skein Worsted, 100% Superwash Merino; 218 yds (199)/100g, Colour Graphite. Skeins required: 1 (1, 1, 1) skeins.
or
Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran (50g, yds/90m per ball), Colour 300027. Balls required: 1 (2, 2, 2) balls.

Needle
5 mm (US8) circular needle or DPNs (or needle to obtain gauge)
6 mm (US10) needle (or needle two sizes larger than needle used to obtain gauge)

Other
Cord/slippery thread or waste yarn
5mm Crochet Hook
Stitch Markers (4 Markers for Hat Models A, B, C + D;
1 Marker Col. A and 4 Markers Col. B for Hat Model E)
Tapestry Needle

Gauge
19 stitches and 30 rows in 4in / 10cm in Stocking/Stockinette Stitch on smaller needles, washed and blocked flat
20 stitches and 28 rows in 4in / 10cm in Seersucker Stitch on smaller needles, washed and blocked flat

Skill Level
Advanced Beginner to Intermediate