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Inspiration:

The hat was born to test this super funky pattern. I was intrigued in knitting this “illusion” pattern from Mrs. Walkers book, but of course had to “hooliganize” it. The oranges remind me of Arizona desert, the funky Mesa landscape thus the name. I am always drawn to shapes, geometric play, and visual interest.

I would advise to choose bold, bright and heavily contrasting colours.

Malabrigo does not disappoint in their abundance of choices. I love this fiber. Soft, full of texture and perfectly holding shape. It’s perfect for this pattern.

Enjoy. This knit is super fun.

Sizes: One size fits most adult heads.

Finished Measurements: Circumference 20 in (51cm), Height 10 in (25.4cm)

Gauge: 24 sts/ 24rows in 4 in/10cm blocked swatch worked in the colorwork as charted on size 7 US needles. Knitted in the round.

Adjust needle size to achieve gauge.

Yarn: Malabrigo Dos Tierras, 50% Merino and 50% Baby Alpaca Mix (1 skein=210 yards, 100g)

Colours/Amounts needed:
C1: Teal Feather, 150 yards, about 75 g.
C2: Flama, 120 yards, about 60 g.

Notions:
• Size 4 US (3.5 mm) 16-inch (40 cm) circular needles,
• Size 7 US (4.5 mm) 16-inch (40cm) circulars needles,
• Size 7 US (4.5 mm) DPN’s,
• 4 stitch markers, 1 in different colour to denote BOR,
• Darning needle,
• Blocking materials, balloon/mannequin head

Skills required:
• Stranded knitting from chart,
• Simple left and right leaning increases,
• Simple knit and purl sts,
• Simple decreases,

Notes about construction:
Knitted stranded, from bottom to top, in the round, in one piece.
Catching floats is recommended on knit sts only and every 2nd st. Stagger float catch points.