Paradox delivers on a pipe dream: a hat with all the dense, squishy warmth and classic look of garter stitch, with no purling and no seaming! You read that right – not a purl in sight, and you’ll only need to pick up your yarn needle to finish the crown and weave in your ends. Paradox is worked bottom-up in one piece from brim to crown. If you take care to weave in your ends well, it’s even reversible!

Skill Level: Adventurous beginner
Skills needed: If you can cast on, knit in the round, slip stitches, and knit 2 together, you can make your very own Paradox.

Sizes Available: baby (child, teen, adult) – finished circumference 14” (16”, 18”, 20”)

Yarn Required: approximately 80 (100, 130, 160) yds of worsted weight yarn

Baby size sample was worked in Red Heart Super Saver Multi in Monet. Child size sample was worked in Knit Picks Brava Worsted in Cherry Speckle. Adult size sample was worked in Caron Simply Soft Solids in Soft Pink. Teen size not pictured – but check out my testers’ projects for more yarn ideas!

Low Vision Accessible: A low vision accessible version of this pattern is available. The low vision accessible pdf uses 24 pt sans serif font (Arial), black text on white background, with no italicized text. All instructions are written; no charts are used. Supplemental images are also larger in the low vision pdf. Alt-text image descriptions are included in both the standard pdf and the low vision pdf. To download the low vision accessible pdf, choose the file name beginning with “Paradox_Hat_Low_Vision” from the download options.

100% of the net proceeds from sales of this pattern are donated to Great Plains Food Bank to support their mission of eliminating hunger and food insecurity in North Dakota.