Created to match the men’s stripe beanie, this hat is made with DK yarn, with a pattern created for a main colour and three contrast, with a slightly different stripe for small and large, to count for length of crown before shaping.

Only a little yarn is needed for the stripes, but I do recommend using the same brand and fibre yarn for this, so the gauge remains the same through the colour changes.

As always I have written these patterns so that they are available for the earliest of knitters- the hat has a seam. If you wish to leave this and work on circular needles without the seam the pattern is very easily adaptable.