Two color stripes give you endless possibilities to express your style. With this hat I was feeling ready for winter so I picked Dried Lavender and Blackbird for a wintery feel, but you can pick any two colors to express your personal sense of style. The three-round stripes give a chic look to this simple hat pattern, which works up quickly and easily for a last minute gift or a sudden need for warmth! Two skeins will easily yield two hats, or you could omit the stripes and knit a hat from a single skein.

Yarn
Miss Babs Sonatina
75% superwash Merino wool, 25% nylon; 390 yd / 3.5 oz (355m / 100g) skeins 2 skeins, shown in Dried Lavender (MC) and Blackbird (CC)

Or 110 yards/100 meters of fingering weight yarn in MC and 90 yards/80 meters of fingering weight yarn in CC

Finished Measurements
Circumference: 18.25”

Needles
• US 2 2.75mm circular needle, 16”/40 cm long, or size to obtain gauge
• US 2 2.75mm double-pointed needles

Gauge
Blocked: 28 sts and 38 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch.
Gauge is not crucial for this project, but will affect yardage and finished size if different from above.

Notions
• Stitch marker
• Tapestry needle