Checker Cab Cap Hat Knitting Pattern

This checker pattern reminds me of the yellow taxi cabs in New York City but the natural colors of the wool bring this design into the countryside for a quick knit that is the best of all worlds.

The cap provides a great canvas for learning to knit in the round with colorwork. Because the pattern is so simple, it can be memorized quickly and because you only knit two colors in a row and two stitches of each color at a time, you can concentrate on holding the yarns and getting an even tension without constantly looking at a chart.

Yarn: Ross Farms Heritage Breed Wools Worsted
Yarn weight: Worsted (9 wpi)
Gauge: 20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches in Seed Stitch
Needle size: US 7 – 4.5 mm | US 5 – 3.75 mm
Yardage: 250 yards (229 m)
Sizes available: 18″ (46cm) circumference 9″ (23cm) long

adult / bottom-up / in-the-round / stranded / written-pattern