Stripes on Stripes by Lee Meredith

Stripes on Stripes

Knitting
February 2023
yarn held together
Fingering
+ Fingering
= Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19.5 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch in the round
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
300 - 500 yards (274 - 457 m)
15.5 (18, 20.5)" circumference × 8.5 (9.5, 10.5)" length
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

This easy-to-knit hat makes fun use of multiple colorways of self-striping yarn, either worsted weight or sock yarn held double. The brim starts with all strands held together, doubling the thickness, so it acts almost like a folded-up brim. Then the body and crown are made with the worsted weight.

While the design is simple, thoughtful details include an optional 2-color cast on, an interesting method for increasing from the brim to the body stitch count, and a rounded crown. Throughout the body and crown, the self-striping yarns are worked in one-row stripes, which makes the knitting hard to put down as you’ll keep wanting to see what’s gonna stripe next!