A soft, warm, casual cap that can be worn by any one - knit on smaller than usual needles to give a firm fabric. This cap is suitable for the average knitter, includes a simple fairisle pattern in 2 contrasting colours and is embellished with a pompom. The brim is knit seperately so you can choose to leave it off if you prefer.

Requirements
100g ColourSpun Pure Merino Wool Aran - Colour A
100g ColourSpun Pure Merino Wool Aran in contrasting colour – Colour B
2 x 3.5mm circular knitting needles (if you prefer you can use a set of double pointed needles)
8 x markers
2 x Cardboard circles for pompom 5.5cm diameter or use a commercially available pompom maker
Piece 10 x 20 cm stiff plastic for brim (optional)