Peggy’s Cap is a quick to knit hat featuring a sampling of simple stitches that create texture.

This is a good project for a beginner to knitting in the round. Knit and purl stitches in different combinations form bands of stockinette, garter and seed stitches. That’s all you need for the body of the hat.

Then the crown of the hat is shaped using decrease stitches. A link to a helpful video tutorial is provided for those who need help with decreases.

P.S. An earlier project for our local hats for kids project was knit using Red Heart Gumdrop in Smoothie.

The bottom two photos show the hat knit using leftover yarn in three colors, and working from 95 cast-on stitches. This hat was knit for the Hats for Sailors Project here on Ravelry.