Obsessed with Hats (Part 2)

After the Monkees hat I was feeling a little more confident and decided to try one for myself this time. It's a bit girly, but oh so soft and comfy. This knits up quick (one episode of Lost and a couple hours) and would be fun in lots of color combinations.

Stripey Hat

I used a really soft bamboo blend for this hat; Bernat Bamboo Natural Blend in both Linen and another more taupey color. I'm not sure if bamboo is the best material for hats, but again, I had some laying around from a previous project.

Jerilyn modeling the stripey hat

Start by loosely casting on 64 stitches using circular US10 needles. I used the cable cast-on to give the edge a clean look.

Knit in the round.

Knit the rib, K2, P2 for about 2”.
Start knitting stockinette, and knit 6 rounds of the linen and the 2 rounds of taupe 3 times in total. Knit 5 rows of the linen and on the 6th row, start decreasing like this:
K 6, knit stitch 7 and 8 together. Repeat 8 times to complete the round.

Knit 2 rounds in the contrasting stripe color.

Switch back to the linen and finish decreasing the top of the hat:
K 5, knit stitch 6 and 7 together. Repeat 8 times to complete the round.
Knit 2 rounds.

K 4, knit stitch 5 and 6 together. Repeat 8 times to complete the round.
Knit 1 round.

K 3, knit stitch 4 and 5 together. Repeat 8 times to complete the round.
Knit 1 round.

K 2, knit stitch 3 and 4 together. Repeat 8 times to complete the round.

K 1, knit stitch 2 and 3 together. Repeat 8 times to complete the round.

Knit two and two stitches together.

Use a needle to get the strands through the rest of the stitches and pull through.
Assemble the ends.

This was based on a pattern I found here, but made it less long/baggy.