The Pandemonium Hat may appear repetitive and uniform at first glance, but there is a riot of colour brewing just below the surface. This is achieved with a simple and fun slip stitch pattern in which only one colour is in use per round. The resulting fabric is dense, squishy, and warm.

After casting on for the lower band, this hat works up quicky in a bulky weight yarn. A centered double decrease is used to shape the crown while maintaining the stitch pattern.

The Pandemonium Hat is so fun to make and wear that you’ll find yourself planning your next one before the first one is off the needles!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 18 (20, 22) inches/46 (51, 56) cm

YARN
Smiling Sheep The Big Happy 100% Superwash Extrafine Merino; 109 yards/100m per 100g skein
MC: 1 (1, 1) skein
CC: 1 (1, 1) skein
Samples shown in colourways Cold as Ice/Welcome to the Jungle and Riders on the Storm/Somebody to Love

YARN CHARACTERISTICS AND SUBSTITUTION
The yarn used is a very soft and lofty 2-ply bulky weight wool yarn. Substituting yarn that contains other fibres and/or of a different construction may affect the look and fit of the hat, as well as yarn amount requirements.

MC:
72 (87, 96) g
72 (87, 96) m
79 (95, 105) yards
CC:
37 (45, 50) g
37 (45, 50) m
41 (50, 55) yards

GAUGE
14 sts/20 rnds = 4 inches/10 cm in stockinette stitch.
16 sts/32 rnds = 4 inches/10 cm in pattern stitch.
Measurements taken after blocking.

Tech edited by Joanna Fromstein of Precision Technical Editing.