The perfect hat for a child in your life or for the side of you that longs for more whimsy in your day, Carnival is full of delightful textures and simple stitches.

Carnival injects life into your knitting with its varied patterning and loopy adventures.

With all sizes using just a single skein of DK yarn, your stash is your oyster.

Choose yarn in a radiant color to give your Carnival a wild-fete vibe, or go for a more mellow, serene Carnival with a gentle hue.

Add a whimsical flower to add even more jollity or a cute pompom.
Including charts and written instructions, Carnival is a great project for adventurous knitters who love a little merriment.

Yarn:
Approximately 140 (156, 188) m / 153 (170, 205) yds of DK-weight yarn

Needles:
2.75 mm /US 2 and 4 mm/US 6 circular needles 40 cm/16” long and 4 mm US 6 needles for knitting small circumferences.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

Tension:
25 sts and 34 rnds = 4”/10 cm with US 6/4 mm needle in Festive Repeat knitted in the round, after wet blocking.

Sizes:
To fit head sizes: Small 48.5-51 cm 19-20” (Medium 53.5-56 cm / 21-22”/, Large 55-61 cm)
Brim circumference 15.25 (16.75, 18)”/38.5 (42.5, 45.5) cm; blocked and unstretched
Length from base of brim to top centre of crown 22 cm/8.75”

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To determine the quantity needed, compare the total meterage needed in the pattern to the meterage on the yarn.

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