Striped Swirl Beanie

This hat was created to easily accommodate alternating two different yarns, ideally a gradient and a matching/contrasting solid. It's a great way to show off a pretty/special yarn. The body of this hat is knit flat and allows you to choose a more snug or slouchy fit. It's topped off with a pompom which can be made from yarn or faux fur. The body of the hat is knit flat on the bias. Once desired length of knitting is reached, the two edges (cast on and last row) are grafted together using kitchener stitch to create a tube. One end is gathered with scrap yarn. Then using smaller needles, stitches are picked up on other end and the brim is knit in the round. Lastly, the pom-pom is attached. A video tutorial for this pattern can be found here: https://youtu.be/qLYQiJIGyJA