Wild Iris Hat by Mary Ann Stephens

Wild Iris Hat

Knitting
February 2026
DK (11 wpi) ?
27 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stranded stockinette stitch using 3 strands per round
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
One size to fit average adult female = 20 1/8" / 51 cm circumference.
English
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Design for an extra warm and vibrant ladies’ circularly knit hat worked in stranded knitting using a total of four colors of DK weight yarn. The brim is knit with two colors per round; the main portion is knit with three colors per round. Chart includes notes for managing floats. See designer’s YouTube video demonstrating the three-colors-per-round technique.

Yarn colors used in sample:

1 ball of each of these 4 Felted Tweed colors:
#170 Seafarer, #197 Alabaster, #219 Heliotrope and #167 Maritime.

Needle suggestions:

MAIN needle: If you knit loosely, US #4 / 3.50 mm; if you knit tightly, US #5 / 3.75 mm.

LINING needle: If you knit loosely, US #3 / 3.25 mm; if you knit tightly, US #4 / 3.50mm.