Controlled Chaos

When those hand-painted yarns want to knit up into absolute chaos with streaks, flashes, and pools, it is time to take control and force the colors to bend to your will. With some planning and a bit of simple intarsia, you become the boss of those colors. After all, it's your hat.

Skill Level:  Intermediate
Required Skills: Long-tail cast on, working in-the-round on circulars and dpns. Prior experience with intarsia is helpful but not required (photo tutorial is incorporated into the pattern instructions).
One Size
Finished Measurements:  18.25"/46cm circumference, 9"/23cm height
Gauge: 21 sts and 29 rows = 4” / 10cm in stockinette stitch. Take time to check gauge.
Materials:

• Yarn: Worsted weight smooth yarn in a two-color hand-paint; about 200 yds / 182m. Model shown in Anzula For Better or Worsted (80% Superwash Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon; 200 yds per 100g hank), 1 hank, colorway Veiled 1 Red Shoe.
• Needles: US 8 / 5.0mm 16" circular and set of 5 double-pointed needles. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
• Crochet hook size G / 4.0mm
• 20 yards of white or ivory scrap yarn in same thickness as project yarn
• 7 small resealable plastic craft baggies
• Sharpie marker
• Scissors
• 8 stitch markers
• Yarn needle

Notes: This pattern includes a photo tutorial for the intarsia technique bargello knitting™. It will be necessary to hand-wind several center-pull balls of yarn. Knitting teacher and designer Patty Lyons has a wonderfully helpful video to show you how to do this.