Bright shades and floppy tassles make this hat a sure-fire hit with babies, toddlers, and kids.

MATERIALS

Simply Soft (170 g/6. oz;288 m/315 yds)
3 colors, 1 ball each

Boy’s Hat
Berry Blue, Pistachio, Melon

Girl’s Hat
Strawberry, Pistachio, Lemonade

Ed. note: Less than one skein of each color is used.

US H-8 (5mm) crochet hook, or size to obtain gauge.
Yarn needle
3-1/2”/9cm heavy cardboard (for making tassels)

Hat is worked from striped lower edge (cuff) upwards. Hat is worked back and forth in rows, then seamed.

Finish with a tassel on each tip.