The Iris hat is designed to match the original Iris pullover. Perfect for gift knitting, or to play around with colors to test them and your gauge if you are thinking of knitting the pullover as well.

PATTERN NOTES:

This hat offers endless options for customization. You can choose between three brim versions and two body lengths. The hat body can also be worked as a a beanie, a semi-slouch, or a slouch.

The hat is worked bottom-up in the round and starts with a cast-on for 2x2 ribbing. Depending on wether the beanie or slouch version is chosen, an adjustment round immediately after the brim sets the stitch count for the colorwork pattern. Body and crown are then fully charted.
Charts come with light background and dark background color.

In addition, the pattern provides a coloring page to try out and play around with different color combinations.

SIZES:

1 (2, 3)

The pattern comes in 3 sizes, with an approx. 8.5 cm/3¼“ difference between them in circumference at the body.

All samples are shown in size 2, worn on a 53.5 cm/21½“ circumference head.
Sample 1 (dark blue background color): Slouch/long version with regular long brim.
Sample 2 (light natural background color): Slouch/long version with folded brim.
Sample 3 (light blue background color): Semi-slouch/short version with regular short brim.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

Hat circumference above the brim (body):
42 (50.5, 59) cm/16¾ (20¼, 23½)“.

More detailed measurements are shown in the schematic in photos.

YARN:

Holst Garn Supersoft 100% Uld (100% wool; 287 m (314yd)/50g).

Samples shown in the following colors:

Sample 1 (dark blue background color):
MC and Ribbing color: Vintage heather, CC1: Ember, CC2: Marlin, CC3: Goldcrest, CC4: Topaz, CC5: Flannel Grey, CC6: Silver Grey

Sample 2 (light natural background color):
MC: Nougat, CC1: Goldcrest, CC2: Cinnamon, CC3: Maize, CC4: Pebble, CC5: Marlin, CC6: Topaz, Ribbing color: Bleached White

Sample 3 (light blue background color):
MC: Topaz, CC1 and CC5: Goldcrest, CC2 and Ribbing color: Marlin, CC3: Cinnamon, CC4: Scarab, CC6: Ember

You need 1 cake ball of each color.

Or any other fingering/light fingering weight yarn that gives you a fabric you like at the listed gauge.

YARDAGE:

MC: approx. 75 (89, 103) m/82 (97, 113) yds.
CC1: approx. 32 (37, 43) m/35 (40, 47) yds.
CC2: approx. 49 (57, 66) m/54 (62, 72) yds.
CC3: approx. 17 (20, 23) m/19 (22, 25) yds.
CC4: approx. 20 (26, 29) m/22 (28, 32) yds.
CC5: approx. 17 (20, 23) m/19 (22, 25) yds.
CC6: approx. 32 (37, 43) m/35 (40, 47) yds.
Ribbing color regular short brim:
approx. 40 (49, 55) m/44 (54, 60) yds.
Ribbing color regular long brim:
approx. 60 (72, 83) m/66 (79, 91) yds.
Ribbing color folded brim:
approx. 121 (144, 166) m/132 (157, 182) yds.

NEEDLES:

Larger needle: 3.5 mm/US 4 circular needle (40 cm/16”) for body (and/or 3.5 mm/US 4 longer circular needle to knit the smaller rounds at the crown with the magic loop method), or DPNs.
Smaller needle: 3 mm/US 2½ circular needle (40 cm/16”) or DPNs for brim.

Or needle size that gives you the correct gauge.

GAUGE:

Pattern gauge: 28,5 sts and 34 rnds in 10 cm/4” on larger needle in colorwork, worked in the round (blocked).
Ribbing gauge: 30 sts and 38 rnds in 10 cm/4” on smaller needle in 2x2 ribbing, worked in the round (blocked).

If your gauge is slightly off you can find a table in the pattern with a listing of circumferences you will get for each size with different stitch gauges.

OTHERS:

Tapestry needle
Stitch markers