This height will make a rather short hat, designed to be worn with the edging 'straight' (not flipped up, no brim). Repeat rows 2 and 3 until a total of height of the hat is 6', end by working a purl row. Row 3: knit all stitches, except purl the stitches between the markers. Row 2: purl all stitches, except knit the stitches between the markers. (There will be 12 total pinstripes, but since one is worked up the 'valley'of the seam, only 11 pinstripes are worked as-you-go.) End row by knitting 8. Repeat from * 10 times, 11 sets of markers placed. Row 1: knit 8 sts, place marker, p1, place marker *Knit 7 sts, place maker, p1, place marker. These rows complete the double reverse-stockinette edging at hat bottom. Leaving a 30' tail in reserve (later to be used for seaming) cast on97 stitches using the long tail cast on. Yellow green 692, yellow 761, light orange 813, dark orange 820, red 941, red violet 352, violet 300, purple 331, blue violet 340, blue 551, blue-green 686, applied in the seam, between the blue green and the yellow green, the last color is plain green 706. Twelve colors are used to create the color wheel: The pinstripes on the basic version worked using a long single strand of Paternayan embroidery wool, held double. For the brimmed version, Cascade 220, color 8505, white. For the basic version, I used Galaway (Plymouth Yarns) 100% wool, color 8, white. Materials : A 3.5 ounce skein of worsted weight (the weight of yarn normally knit at 5 st/in). įinished size : just under 20' inches diameter, un-stretched. Use a crochet hook of similar diameter for applying the pin-stripes.

Gauge and needles : In stockinette stitch, 5 st= 1 inch, Use whatever knitting needles you require to get this gauge. (Variations, including the brimmed version, are at the end of the pattern )īasic hat, worked in a color-wheel progression pattern. The pinstripes and decoration are worked with sock yarn scraps. Variations on the basic hat: two color pinstripes and a brim with horizontal decoration.

Pinstriped hat