Lucian’s hat pattern was inspired by my great nephew, Lucian. I wanted to knit a warm, cozy hat for him while he was visiting family in Pennsylvania.

Lucian’s hat is a stockinette stitch beanie with a simple color work pattern added above the brim, knit in the round.

Lucian is one and a half years old, so I sized this hat for a baby.

This pattern works well for color work beginners.

If you need more information on color work, there are lots of YouTube videos demonstrating the technique.