CRAZY STRIPE HAT Free Knit Pattern

So you can colour my world with sunshine yellow each day, Oh you can colour my world with happiness all the way! 

If you are old enough you may recognize these words belong to "Colour my World" sung by Petula Clark from the mid-1960's. I just started high school at the time and must admit this song was not exactly a favourite,  but I liked the words.

While I've been knitting these crazy stripes first in the jumper and now in this slouchy hat, this song popped into my head, isn't memory a funny thing? I can't remember other things, but I remember this! So knitting these crazy colours has been keeping the blues away on these grey, grey days we been having.

CRAZY STRIPE HAT

Even though I managed to use up quite a lot of my Aran yarn stash for the Crazy Stripe Jumper there seems to be quite a bit left over. So, of course, I decided to knit this hat while I needed a short break from crochet because every now and then my crochet hand protests and I have to listen. I think this is a great hat for the young ones. It's full of colour, and you could make it using their favourite colours or you can use whatever colours you have in your stash, which is what I did. 

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PATTERN DETAILS:

DIFFICULTY: Easy-Intermediate

SIZE: One (1) size - Fits up to 24in (61cm) head circumference
MEASUREMENTS: approx. 19in (48cm) circumference; 10in (25.4cm) in length (unstretched)
YARN USED: Hayfield Aran with Wool ● 80% Acrylic 20% Wool ● 400g ● 920yd (840m) ● Any shade 
YARDAGE: 136yd (124m)
Substitute Yarn: Check the YARNSUB website, to get the best match.
TENSION: 18sts x 28rows to 4in (10cm) in Stockinette Stitch
NOTIONS: 5mm circular needles, yarn needle

PATTERN NOTES: Hat is worked bottom up in the round. Instructions in this pattern are for one (1) hat using seven (7) colours.  This pattern includes basic knit stitches. You need to know how to knit, purl, slip stitch, pass slip stitch over.

Let's begin, let's knit this Crazy Stripes Hat.

BRIM OF HAT:

With MC and 5mm needles, cast on 90sts. 
Continue in the round without twisting stitches. 
Place a stitch marker at the beginning of the round.

Rnd 1: *K1, P1, rep from * around.
Rnd 2-12: Rep Rnd 1.

BODY OF HAT:

Change to CC1

Rnd 1: Knit.
Rnd 2:  *K1, P1, rep from * around.
Rnd 3: *P1, K1, rep from * around.
Rnd 4-5: Rep Rnds 2 and 3.
Rnd 6: Knit.

Change to CC2

Rnd 7: Knit.
Rnd 8-14: Knit.

Change to CC3
Rnd 15: Purl.
Rnd 16: Knit.
Rnd 17-25: Rep Rnds 15 and 16.

Change to CC4

Rnd 26: Knit.
Rnd 27: *K9, P1, rep from * around.
Rnd 28: *K8, P2, rep from * around.
Rnd 29: *K7, P3, rep from * around.
Rnd 30: *K6, P4, rep from * around.
Rnd 31: *K5, P5, rep from * around.
Rnd 32: *K4, P6, rep from * around.
Rnd 33: *K3, P7, rep from * around.
Rnd 34: *K2, P8, rep from * around.
Rnd 35: Purl.

Change to CC5
Rnd 36-38: Knit.

Decrease Rnd

Rnd 39: *K7, sl1, k1, psso, rep from * around.  (80sts)
Rnd 40: Knit.

Change to CC6

Rnd 41: *K1, P1, rep from * around.
Rnd 42: Purl.
Rnd 43: Knit.
Rnd 44-45: Rep Rnds 41 and 42.

Decrease Rnd

Rnd 46: *K8, sl1, k1, psso, rep from * around. (72sts)
Rnd 47-48: Rep Rnds 41 and 42.

CROWN OF HAT - DECREASE RNDS
Change to MC
Rnd 1-2: Knit.

Change to CC6
Rnd 3: *Sl1, K1, psso, K10, rep from * around. (66sts)
Rnd 4: Knit.

Change to MC
Rnd 5: *Sl1, K1, psso, K9, rep from * around. (60sts)
Rnd 6: Knit.

Change to CC6
Rnd 7: *Sl1, K1, psso, K8, rep from * around. (54sts)
Rnd 8: Knit.

Change to MC
Rnd 9: *Sl1, K1, psso, K7, rep from * around. (48sts)
Rnd 10: Knit.

Change to CC6
Rnd 11: *Sl1, K1, psso, K6, rep from * around. (42sts)
Rnd 12: *Sl1, K1, psso, K5, rep from * around. (36sts)

Change to MC
Rnd 13: *Sl1, K1, psso, K4, rep from * around. (30sts)
Rnd 14: *Sl1, K1, psso, K3, rep from * around. (24sts)

Change to CC6
Rnd 15: *Sl1, K1, psso, rep from * around. (12sts)

FINISH: Cut yarn, leaving a long tail, and thread tail using a yarn needle through remaining stitches and pull tight to secure. Weave in ends.

OPTIONAL FINISH: You can add a pom pom to the top of the hat, using same yarn, or make it super special and purchase a fluffy faux fur pom pom.

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Knitting Abbreviations
Abbreviation	Description	Abbreviation	Description
[ ]	work instructions within brackets as many times as directed	p2tog	purl 2 stitches together
( )	work instructions within parentheses in the place directed	psso	pass slipped stitch over
* *	repeat instructions following the asterisks as directed	rep	repeat/s
*	repeat instructions following the single asterisk as directed	rnd/s	round/s
approx	approximately	RS	right side
beg	begin/beginning	sl	slip
CC	contrasting colour	sl1k	slip 1 knitwise
cm	centimetre/s	sl1p	slip 1 purlwise
CO	cast on	sl st	slip stitch/es
dec	decrease/decreases/decreasing	st/s	stitch/es
dpn	double pointed needle/s	tbl	through back loop
g	grams	tog	together
inc	increase/increases/increasing	WS	wrong side
k or K	knit	wyib	with yarn in back
k2tog	knit 2 stitches together	wyif	with yarn in front
m	metre/s	yd	yard/s
M1	make one stitch	yfwd	yarn forward
MC	main color	yo	yarn over
mm	millimetre/s	yrn	yarn around needle
p or P	purl
Abbreviations List © 2017 Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet. All rights reserved.

Enjoy!

ciao, ciao!

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