First hats of 2026! This is a paid pattern from flynnknits. It is called Ripple-icious. I love combining colors and this one caught my eye because years ago I made an afghan that was turqoise,orange and cream that I loved so much but was talked into donating it to a care home. I didn’t want to do another afghan (I have so many!).
The orange yarn was purchased online, and well, it is not as orange as I wanted but close enough. I did purchase another orange so maybe the next one will be closer to what I want. The yarn is a bulky weight and is superwash merino. Relatively inexpensive from Valley Yarns. I have enough leftover yarn to make another hat or maybe some mitts or a matching cowl. Not sure yet.
Believe it or not, the pattern was very easy. I don’t do a lot of colorwork so it took a few rows to get the floats just right and not tangle my yarn. There are spots were it is a bit “tight” but the hat still fits, so for me, that is a win!
Inside of hat:
I jumped right in after finishing it to do a different color with similar yarn. I made a rookie mistake of forgetting to change out my needles so I started with a size larger for the brim and then an even larger size for the hat body. It is larger but fits me better.
I make a lot of hats for myself because my hair is thinning and I am very self-conscious about it. I find wearing hats makes me a lot more confident and warm!