This is the only place anywhere in this book where you will find any knitting that is not one-hundred percent reversible. I know: the quest for total reversibility was one of the main reasons for embarking on this whole odyssey in the first place, but just because I’ve found a way of sticking to the rules (rules which I imposed upon myself in the first place), doesn’t mean I have to stick to them all the time!

Once you grasp the principles of stocking-stitch double-knitted brioche (SSDKBr) and reverse-stocking-stitch double-knitted brioche (RSSDKBr), you’ll find knitting this hat a breeze, and as always, all of the tutorials you need in order to perfect your skills in this area are found right in the pages of this book.

The Show Me Your Backside hat sports a reverse-stocking-stitch DKBrioche brim, which is designed to be worn turned up, therefore showing its stocking-stitch DKBrioche inside layer to the outside world. Then three alternating bands of stocking-stitch DKBrioche and reverse-stocking-stitch DKBrioche give visual interest, and textural variety, while all the time maintaining the fabulous vertical stripes that this technique delivers so well.
The four sets of decreases in the crown section are perfectly placed so that the stripes all meet up neatly, and the resulting effect is clean, bold and striking.

Stocking-stitch DKBrioche has a drape unlike the other fabrics in this book, and it makes for a really luxurious and soft wearing experience.

The Show Me Your Backside hat is deliberately generously proportioned, so that you can wear it with slouchy panache!