I’ve designed this Nordic style hat so that you never have to carry floats. The so-called rule in stranded colourwork is that you should carry floats if there are more than 5 stitches in between successive knits in a particular colour. There are actually three points when you change rows where you’ll have 6 stitches, but these are one oƯs, so I hope that you can enjoy knitting this pattern without having to catch a single float!

I’ve worked this in a deep red and white, but any pair of colours will look amazing – just make sure they are high contrast so you can see all of your beautiful colourwork.

If you want to knit this for a smaller head, try swatching on a slightly smaller needle (eg a 3.5mm) though this might make the fabric a little dense.

If the hat looks a little tall to you, the pattern will describe where you can remove around 4cm of height from it.