O'GO EASY STRIPED BLOCKED KNIT HAT

Notes:

• To begin working with the O'Go format, carefully cut plastic tie where the ends of the O'Go meet.
• Pull tie to remove.

For this pattern, colours can be easily separated by gently pulling apart and cutting at the colour transition. Each colour is ready to use.

Follow colour guide shown in Materials section (contrast A, B, C, D and E). You may find it helpful to place each colour section in its own resealable (zip lock) bag and label each bag A, B, C, D and E.

To change colours within each row, wrap the 2 colours around each other where they meet on WS to avoid a hole.

When working stripe pat, carry colours loosely up WS of work.

Instructions

Stripe Pat (worked in stocking st).

With C, work 2 rows.

With D, work 2 rows.

With B, work 2 rows.

With A, work 2 rows.

These 8 rows form Stripe Pat.

HAT

Lower Edging: With A, cast on 60 sts.

Beg on a knit row, work 4 rows stocking st.

Next row: (WS - fold line). Knit.

Beg on a knit row, work 4 rows stocking st.

Next row: (RS - joining row). *Pick up next st from cast on edge. K2tog with next st on needle. Rep from * to end of row, creating folded lower edge.

Next row: (WS). (K16. Kfb) twice. Knit to end of row. 62 sts.

Proceed in Colour Block Pat as follows:

1st row: (RS). With C, K31 (1st row of Stripe Pat). With E, K31.

2nd row: With E, P31. With C, P31 (2nd row of Stripe Pat).

Colour Block and Stripe Pat is now in position.

Work a further 20 rows in Colour Block and Stripe Pat, ending on a purl row.

Next row: (RS). With A, knit across all sts.

• Next row: With A, purl across all sts

Next row: With E, K31. With C, K31 (1st row of Stripe Pat).

Next row: With C, P31 (2nd row of Stripe Pat). With E, P31.

Colour Block and Stripe Pat is now in position.

Work a further 6 rows in Colour Block and Stripe Pat, ending on a purl row.

Shape top: 1st row: (RS). With E, K1. K2tog. (K5. K2tog) 4 times. With C, (K5. K2tog) 4 times. K2tog. K1. 52 sts.

2nd row: With C, P26. With E, P26.

3rd row: With E, K26. With D, K26.

4th row: With D, P26. With E, P26.

5th row: With E, K2. (K4. K2tog) 4 times. With B, (K4. K2tog) 4 times. K2. 44 sts.

6th row: With B, P22. With E, P22.

7th row: With E, K2. (K3. K2tog) 4 times. With A, (K3. K2tog) 4 times. K2. 36 sts.

8th row: With A, P18. With E, P18.

9th row: With E, K2. (K2. K2tog) 4 times. With C, (K2. K2tog) 4 times. K2. 28 sts.

10th row: With C, P14. With E, P14.

11th row: With E, K2. (K1. K2tog) 4 times. With D, (K1. K2tog) 4 times. K2. 20 sts.

12th row: With D, P10. With E, P10.

13th row: With E, (K2tog) 5 times. With B, (K2tog) 5 times. 10 sts.

Finishing

Break E, leaving a long end. Draw E tightly through rem sts and fasten securely. With E, sew centre back seam, changing to A to sew Lower Edging seam.