These hats are simple to make for the beginner, and can be done on a knitting loom or on circular needles. Three hanks of the suggested yarn should give you exactly enough to make three coordinating hats in three different stripey combinations. Bright and cheery colors are the perfect antidote to gloomy Winter grays! Plus, one hat can be finished in a single evening.

Required Skills
Long-tail cast-on for needles, or e-wrap cast-on for loom
Knit and purl
Sewing on a button

Tools and Materials
Three 65-yard hanks of bulky-weight thick-and-thin yarn in different colors
1-inch focal button
Yellow Knifty Knitter loom or 16-inch size 15 circular needle
Tapestry needle

Topics Covered
Through this ebook you will learn:

The pattern for the hat
Appropriate material substitutions
How to do a gathered bind-off