This knit slouch hat pattern is perfect for the summer festivals! The easy lace stitch pattern allows air flow and the vibrant colors help you stand out in the crowd. This is the fifth pattern in the Two of a Kind Hat & Scarf Knit Along.

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Skills Used
Basic knitting stitches: knit, purl
Knitting flat in rows, casting on, knitting in the round
Decreasing with k2tog or p2tog (includes video tutorials)
Increasing with yo, binding off in pattern (includes links to video tutorials)
Seaming with the mattress stitch, cinching a bottom up hat closed, picking up stitches (includes video tutorials)

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size
Teen/Adult: 21” (53.5 cm) hat circumference x 9” (23 cm) height.

Materials
Cascade Yarns Hampton yarn (70% cotton/30% linen, 3.5 oz/100 g/273 yd/250 m) – 1 skein each in 18 Chrysanthemum and 23 Tile Blue, or approximately 160 yd (146.5 m) in each of 2 contrasting colors in any light weight, cotton blend yarn.

US Size 8/5 mm knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.

US Size 9/5.5 mm circular knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Yarn needle.

Stitch marker.

Gauge
11 sts in pattern for Hat Band holding 2 strands of yarn with smaller needles = 2.75” (7 cm) across. For best fit, always check your gauge.
20 sts in pattern for Work Even holding 2 strands of yarn with larger needles = 5.5” (14 cm) across. See Pattern Notes for gauge swatch instructions. For best fit, always check your gauge.