It’s time to get to the fun part, the body of the hat! Feel free to add stripes in multiple colors, or stitches, for these first 3 options.

1 – Stockinette

Rnd1: K all sts

Repeat Rnd 1

Continue in stockinette until the hat is 2 inches LESS than your desired depth from the cast-on edge

2 – Seed Stitch

Rnd 1: *K1, P1; rep from * around

Rnd 2: * P1, k1; rep from * around

Repeat Rnds 1 and 2 until the hat is 2 inches LESS than your desired depth from the cast-on edge

3 – Moss Stitch

Rnds 1 and 2: *K2, P2; rep from * around

Rnds 3 and 4: * P2, K2; rep from * around

Repeat Rnds 1 through 4 until the hat is 2 inches than your desired depth from the cast-on edge edge

You can add stripes into any one of these stitch patterns or combine these stitch pattern as their own stripes as shown above! And just to gussy things up a bit, here’s a great way to avoid that unsightly jog that happens with stripes in the round!

Please note: the Cable and Fair Isle motifs work with an 18 st or 20st repeat, depending on size.

4 – Cables

18 and 22” sizes only, an 18 st repeat

Rnd 1: *P1, k4, p1, k6, p1, k4, p1; rep from * around

Rnd 2: *P1, c1L(left twist), c1R(right twist), p1, k6, p1, c1L, c1R, p1; rep from * around

Rnd 3: Repeat Rnd 1

Rnd 4: *P1,  c1R, c1L, p1, k2, sl 2 purlwise, k2, p1, c1R, c1L, p1; rep from * around

Rnd 5: *P1, k4, p1, 1/2Rc(c1 over 2 right), 1/2Lc(c1 over 2 left), p1, k4, p1; rep from * around

Rnds 6-9: Repeat Rnds 4 and 5 twice more

Rnd 10: *P1, c1L, c1R, p1, k6, p1, c1L, c1R, p1; rep from * around

Rnd 11: *P1, k4, p1, k6, p1, k4, p1; rep from * around

Rnd 12:  *P1, c1R, c1L, p1, k6, p1, c1R, c1L, p1; rep from * around

20 and 24” sizes only, a 20 st repeat

Rnd 1: *P1, k1tbl, p1, k4, p1, k6, p1, k4, p1; rep from * around

Rnd 2: *P1, k1tbl, p1, c1L(left twist), c1R(right twist), p1, k6, p1, c1L, c1R, p1; rep from * around

Rnd 3: Repeat Rnd 1

Rnd 4: *P1, k1tbl, p1, c1R, c1L, p1, k2, sl 2 purlwise, k2, p1, c1R, c1L, p1; rep from * around

Rnd 5: *P1, k1tbl, p1, k4, p1,1/2Rc(c1 over 2 right), 1/2Lc(c1 over 2 left), p1, k4, p1; rep from * around

Rnds 6-9: Repeat Rnds 4 and 5 twice more

Rnd 10: *P1, k1tbl, p1, c1L, c1R, p1, k6, p1, c1L, c1R, p1; rep from * around

Rnd 11: *P1, k1tbl, p1, k4, p1, k6, p1, k4, p1; rep from * around

Rnd 12:  *P1, k1tbl, p1, c1R, c1L, p1, k6, p1, c1R, c1L, p1; rep from * around

For all sizes

Repeat Rnds 1-12 until the hat is 2 inches LESS than your desired depth from the cast-on edge,

ending after Rnd 1 or Rnd 9, before beginning Crown decreases.

Abbreviations:

c1L – left twist: sl next st to cn and hold to front of work, k1, k1 from cn

c1R – right twist: sl next st to cn and hold to back of work, k1, k1 from cn

1/2Rc – c1 over 2 right: sl next 2 sts to cn and hold to back of work, k1, k2 from cn

1/2Lc – c1 over 2 left: sl next st to cn and hold to front of work, k2, k1 from cn

tbl – through the back loop; work designated stitch through the back loop of the stitch on the needle

Here’s a quick refresher on basic cabling.

And a tutorial for cabling without a needle!

5 – Fair Isle

Work Rounds 1-20 of the chart then Rounds 1-4 Only, or until the hat is 2 inches LESS than your desired depth from the cast-on edge before beginning crown decreases.

18 and 22” sizes only, an 18st repeat

20 and 24” sizes only, a 20 st repeat

Follow the chart as indicated

Continue in colorwork pattern until the hat is 2 inches LESS than your desired depth from the cast-on edge. Next week we’ll start the crown decreases.

Here’s a quick tutorial on basic colorwork.

Be sure to post your pics to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and tag it with #chooseyourownadventure #WEBSKAL #Myhatadventure #CYOAKAL

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Sara learned to knit and crochet as a child and added spinning and weaving to her skills after being hired at WEBS in 2006. While crochet is her #1 love, she is also very fond of her husband and their 2 daughters.

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