About the Rainbow Hat:

The Rainbow Hat is a colourwork hat with a fun rainbow pattern. It’s knit bottom up, starting with a 1x1 rib that’s folded over for extra warmth, and then moving onto charted colourwork for the rest of the pattern.

Recommended Yarn:

Colour 1 (blue variegated):

Creative Anarchy Yarn Brown Alpaca Cotton Air (300m/100g) in the colour Queen of the North.

Colour 2 (light blue/grey tonal):

Creative Anarchy Yarn Alpaca Cotton Air (300m/100g) in the colour Witness Me!

Sizes:

1, (2)

Finished Circumference:

50, (55)cm / 20, (22)“

Fits heads: 54-57, (58-61)cm, 21.25-22.5, (22.75-24)”

Yardage:

C1: 124, (140)m / 135, (153)yds
C2: 66, (73)m / 72, (80)yds

Needles:

Main Fabric: 4 mm – 40cm/16” circular and longer cable for magic loop or DPNs for short circumfuerence knitting at the crown.

Ribbing: 3 mm - 40cm/16” circular or longer cable for magic loop.

Gauge:

20sts and 24rows = 10cm/4” on larger needles, in colourwork in the round.