Suggested Experience Level: Advance knitter with basic knowledge of brioche knitting. This pattern does not contain any tutorial material. I suggest one can either work together with an instructor, learn brioche from YouTube videos, or use Nancy Marchant’s book: Knitting Fresh Brioche (2014): Creating Two-Color Twists & Turns

This cap starts at the brim using the long-tail cast-on method with red yarn. The brim is designed to be folded, so it is knitted in the round, up to 8 or 10 inches with brioche rib. The crown is knitted in navy, color stranded with white. To finish, decrease stitches are knitted until there are few enough stitches to cinch the top.

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