This hat is designed to be knit in the Portuguese style, which
tensions yarn by running it through a pin attached to the
knitter’s shoulder, or simply by putting the working yarn around
one’s neck.

Purling is very easy in the Portuguese style, so the Two-Color
Hat pattern directs you to knit the hat inside-out, purling
instead of knitting.

If you want to knit this in the traditional stranded-color style,
just knit the two rows after you finish the ribbing (instead of
purling them) and you’ll be on the right track.

Charcoal & White hat - 2 skeins of Creme by Crystal Palace Yarns (60% wool, 40% silk - 50 g/124 yards 115 m each): Color A, # 01 off white, and Color B, # 20 charcoal

White & Blue hat - 2 skeins of worsted weight Frog Tree Alpaca (100% Alpaca ): Color A #000 off white and Color B # 031 blue