Noro Striped Hat

I couldn’t resist knitting a hat to wear with the long narrow Noro Scarf. This ribbed hat is an easy pattern to knit.

I had plenty of the gorgeous yarn left over from knitting the long Noro Scarf.  Although, I used Noro sock yarn to knit this hat, you could substitute any contrasting sock yarns in your stash making this hat pattern a great stash buster. It would also be fun using up contrasting left over sock yarns from other projects.

Requirements

• 2 balls of Noro Sock Yarn (Col A and Col B) [I chose to use 1 ball of Noro Kureyon Sock shade 150 (Col A) and 1 ball of Silk Garden Sock Yarn shade 267(Col B)] (These are the remains of the balls left over from knitting the scarf)
• 4mm 40 cm bamboo circular needle
• 3.75 mm double pointed needles (dpns)
• stitch marker

Pattern

Working in k1, p1 rib changing colour every second row.

• Round 1 and 2 (Col A):  k1, p1 to end
• Round 3 and 4 (Col B):  k1, p1 to end

Instructions

• Using 4mm 40 cm circular needle, cast on 120 stitches and join into a round being careful not to twist the stitches.  I placed a stitch marker at the start of the round.
• Rounds 1 to 4 set the striped pattern.  Repeat these rounds until the hat measures 25cm /9 1/2inches in length from the cast on edge.
• Switch to 3.75 mm dpns as you work the first decrease round.
• Decrease Round 1:  *p2tog, k2tog, repeat from * to end.
• Next Round:  k
• Decrease Round 2:  *k2tog, p2tog, repeat from * to end.
• Next Round:  k
• Decrease Round 3:  *p2tog, k2tog, repeat from * to end  (15 sts)
• Thread the yarn through the remaining stitches and gather firmly.
• Sew in all the loose ends.
• After the hat is hand washed the Noro yarn turns wonderfully soft and fluffy.

Have fun knitting this free pattern and let me know how you get on.