This hat was a Christmas gift for my cousin, Morgan, and although it was made out of yarn leftover from other projects, I think they were the perfect yarns for this hat, and it remains one of my all time favorites! I like how the darker yarn has subtle color changes that you can see pop out in the top half of the hat–I also love the multi-color pom-pom!

This is definitely a pattern I plan to make again when I come across another great color combo.

This was knit with

• The Quick Ombré Hat pattern by Emily Dormier
• Size US 8 needles
• Simplinatural yarn by Hikoo from The Cat and Crow
• Rios yarn by Malabrigo from Wisconsin Craft Market

And sure enough, I DID knit another one of these the following year for Christmas: