This hat is my homage to gorgeous Fair Isle jumpers, using traditional stranded colourwork motifs. For my sample I’ve also chosen colours that remind me of Scotland - the blues of the sea, green countryside, yellow wildflowers, white clouds, and red - well, red is a nice contrast!

A note about the pdfs: There are two pdf formats available to download - A5, or Folded Letter. You can download either version for your printing needs.

Size
Size S (M, L)—Finished circumference 18 (19.75, 21.5)”/45.5 (49.5, 53.5) cm, designed to fit with approximately 2”/5 cm negative ease.
As written, the hat depth is 8 (9, 9)”/21 (23, 23) cm from brim to crown. Length can be adjusted by adding or removing repeats.

Materials
SUGGESTED YARN
Jamieson & Smith 2 Ply Jumper Weight; 100% Wool; 125 yds 114 m / 0.88 oz 25 g - 1 skein each of 6 colours. The sample was knit with the following colourways:
A: FC34 B: FC41 C: FC11
D: 202 E: 121 F: 9113

NEEDLES
US #2.5/3 mm —or size needed to obtain gauge as listed—16”/40 cm circular and DPNs.
US #1.5/2.5 mm—or 1 size smaller than gauge needle—16”/40 cm circular.

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, stitch marker.

Gauge
34 stitches and 38 rounds = 4”/10 cm in colourwork pattern, blocked.