Barracuda Hat by Mat Kladney

Barracuda Hat

Knitting
July 2020
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 22.5 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 7 - 4.5 mm
175 - 200 yards (160 - 183 m)
Fits most adult heads
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

This hat uses the techniques of mosaic knitting to create a faux-brioche knit. It works up quite fast and is a great way to introduce colorwork into your knitting if you haven’t yet learned fair isle or brioche knitting. If you’re comfortable knitting in the round, knitting, purling and slipping you’re reading for this hat.

This pattern calls for 50y of four different colors, but there is a lot of potential for interesting color combinations using more or less colors.

This pattern will fit an average adult head (22.5”) but can easily be adjusted larger or smaller because the pattern repeats every 2 stitches.