This started when I decided to make hats for the group of friends with whom my boyfriend does a podcast. I bought four skeins of Wool of the Andes Bulky and came up with a vague plan to use two colors for each hat. Of course, I had to make a gauge swatch, which I sometimes avoid because I needed to figure out how much to cast on. (72 stitches around for a hat on #10½ needles)

Once I decided to make more hats, I decided to use yarn that I had in my stash, starting with three skeins of Patons Classic Wool that were still mostly full from various former projects. (80 stitches around for a hat on #10 needles)

Then, uh oh! It turns out that would not be enough either. My boyfriend had thoughtfully bought me some yarn for my birthday this year; worsted wool in a variety of colors. I did not know what I was going to do with the eclectic selection although I do love just having yarn in my stash. Anyway, I used the Wool of the Andes Worsted to make a few more hats although since those skeins are smaller (50g instead of 100g) each color was used for only one hat. (84 stitches around for a hat on #9 needles)

Some of the patterns are more creative than others, but they are all reasonably unique. Of course, other people make stripes and chevrons, but probably not with these exact color choices and/or designs :)

I used needles one size down for ribbing (which I varied a bit from hat to hat. k4p2 did not work out as well as I hoped but I liked k3p2 more than I thought I would. Also, when shaping the crown, I like to decrease needle size a couple of times as I go, so I also used #7 needles for that. At the end, I drew the tail through the last few stitches (5 or 6) twice and pulled it tight then wove in all the ends and sewed in my little handmade label. Also, I packaged them each with a care card even though people usually know how to take care of a wool hat.

https://kalyknits.wordpress.com/2019/12/20/hats/