Late summer is always the kick-off of hat season for me, so what better way to ease into fall than with a fun little color work project? “Oliver” is great for gift knitting or a perfect first project to get into three colors at a time colorwork.

PATTERN NOTES:

This pattern gives you several options to choose from. Instructions come for a shorter, more fitted hat or a longer, slouchier version, all in 6 different sizes, from baby to adult L. You can also choose between a regular and a folded brim.

The hat is worked bottom up in the round and starts with a tubular cast-on for 2x2 ribbing. An adjustment round immediately after the brim sets the stitch count for the colorwork pattern, which is worked using three colors at a time for most of the chart. Then there are a few plain colored rounds (depending on your chosen version) to knit before the hat is finished with shaping for the crown.

The pattern provides many helpful tips and comes with a coloring page to try out and play around with different color combinations.

SIZES:

1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) to fit baby (toddler, child, adult S, M, L)

Samples shown are both size 5, worn on 53.5 cm/21½“ circumference head.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

Fitted version:

Circumference:
35.5 (38.5, 45, 48, 51.5, 54.5) cm/14¼ (15½, 18, 19¼, 20½, 21¾)“ circumference at the body.

Length:
16.5 (17, 21, 21.5, 22, 22.5) cm/6½ (6¾, 8½, 8½, 8¾, 9)“.

Slouchy version:

Circumference:
38.5 (42, 48, 51.5, 54.5, 58) cm/15½ (16¾, 19¼, 20½, 21¾, 23¼)“ circumference at the body.

Length:
20 (20.5, 24, 24.5, 25.5, 26) cm/8 (8¼, 9½, 9¾, 10¼, 10½)“.

GAUGE:

28 sts and 34 rnds in 10 cm/4“ on regular needle in stockinette, worked in the round (blocked).

28 sts and 29 rnds in 10 cm/4“ on colorwork needle in colorwork pattern, worked in the round (blocked).

NEEDLES:

Regular 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 crown with the magic loop method), or DPNs.
Colorwork needle: 3.75 mm/US 5 circular needle (40 cm/16”) or DPNs for colorwork.
You may have to use a needle one size larger for the colorwork sections.
Ribbing needle: 3 mm/US 2½ circular needle (40 cm/16”) or DPNs for brim.

YARN:

G-uld No.3 NZ Lammeuld (100% Wool; 450 m (492 yd)/100g).
The yarn is offered in Mini skeins as well, with approx. 110 m (120 yd)/25g).

100g skeins: 1 skein in each color.
25g minis: 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) mini(s) in MC, 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2)
mini(s) in CC1 and 1 mini in CC2.

Fitted version:

Shown in colorways Indigo/NMG1 (MC), Naturlig hvid/NZL-H1 (CC1) and Lyng - NG2-1/LYG22241N (CC2).

Slouchy version:

Shown in colorways Naturlig lys grå/NZL-G3 (MC), Naturlig hvid/NZL-H1 (CC1) and Lyng - NG2-1/LYG22241N (CC2).

Or any other light fingering weight yarn that gives you the correct gauge.

YARDAGE:

The given yardage is calculated for the slouchy version with a folded brim. All other versions will need a little less yarn.

MC: approx. 77 (81, 135, 140, 153, 158) m/84 (89, 148, 153, 167, 173) yd
CC1: approx. 63 (77, 90, 99, 108, 117) m/69 (84, 98, 108, 118,
128) yd
CC2: approx. 14 (18, 18, 18, 23, 23) m/15 (20, 20, 20, 25,
25) yd

OTHERS:

Tapestry needle
Stitch markers