Eudora. Welty. Get it? Aw I slay me. This is the first in a series of hats exploring welts, alternative decrease patterns, and contrasting accents. This hat features a seamless, integrated contrast hem, stairstep welts, short row shaping, and staggered decreases.

Yarn: Madelinetosh Tosh Vintage, Tern (worsted weight, 100% merino, 200 yards) 1 skein; Malabrigo Rios, Lettuce (worsted weight, 100% superwash merino, 210 yards) less than 1/3 skein.

Needles: US size 6/4mm 16” circular needle, US size 8/5mm circular needle and set of matching dpns (or whatever is necessary for your preferred method of smallcircumference
knitting) OR size of needle required to get gauge.

Other tools: Darning needle for weaving ends, stitch marker

Gauge: 18 st and 26 rows to 4 inches in stockinette, on size 8’s in Tosh Vintage