Take flight with this hat and mitten set. Pairing a long color repeat yarn with a solid, these stranded colorwork knitting projects look more difficult than they are. The hat begins with the earflaps and decreases to the crown in a charted pattern. The mittens start with the cuff, then are worked using charts to the tips of the hands.

Size 20” brim circumference
Yarn Plymouth Encore (75% acrylic, 25% wool; 200 yd 183 m/100 g):
• #520 charcoal (MC), 1 skein
Plymouth Encore Dynamo (75% acrylic, 25% wool; 200 yd 183 m/100 g):
• #040 sand dollar (CC), 1 skein
Gauge 20 sts and 23 rows = 4” in charted patt
Tools
• Size 6 (4 mm): 16” circular (cir) needle
• Marker (m)
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle