You only need about 3 oz of yarn, and that makes 2 hats, and if you buy a 3oz ball of each color for a striped hat, you get 4 hats. Have fun!

I used Lion Brand Jiffy, & an I hook. Don’t ask. It worked.

Beginning hat band
With main color (MC) ch8
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across, ch1, turn
working in back loops only (blsc)
Row 2- 56: blsc across, ch1, turn
join first and last rows, sc across, ch, turn sideways
Beginning hat
Row 1: sc around the side of the band,drop MC, switch to Color A (CA)
working in continuous rounds:
Rows 2-4: sc around, drop CA, Pick up MC
Rows 5-7: sc around, drop MC, Pick up CA
Repeat Rows 2-4, then Rows 5-7 twice more.
lay hat flat, with seam of band in center back. mark edges with contrast color yarn.
Row 22: Continue around to 6 sc from mark, skip next 12 sc, sc in next sc(back of hat), sc across, to 6 sc from mark. skip next 12 sc, sc in front sc, sk 1 sc, sc in back, sk 1 sc, repeat across. (it may sound confusing, but you’re sc joining, it’s just smoother and more appealing to skip one sc, and sc in the next sc on the back)Finish off, weave in ends, and place on head. Pull pigtails through.

Abby's Hat in Pastel Yellow

Notes: when creating the band, use one color, and then alternate colors after the first row of the hat body. The first row will make the band look better if it’s not changed. I used one color continuously, because I had it available, and it’s my favorite color. The alternation is interesting when using black and white, as this is more accurate recreation of the original.

The Reproduction

I designed it based on Abby Scuito’s hat, since I’m a fan of NCIS. My personal favorite color combo is olive green and coffee brown. Can’t help it, I’m a redhead. Any other color combo is doable, and you can use any kind of yarn. I used Lion Brand Jiffy in Pastel Yellow. Lengthen (or shorten, for a child’s size) the band as needed to fit your head and your yarn. If you use any mohair or wool yarn, don’t wash it in hot water.
Okay, I made that green and brown one: hunter and coffee, though, because hubby wanted a hunter and coffee conductor’s hat, and I had leftover yarn. Lots of leftover yarn. Next up: the beanie in stripes of hunter and brown, for a friend.

Abby's Hat in Hunter & Brown

Abby’s Hat
1 ball each Red Heart Super Saver
Coffee (CA)
Hunter Green (CB)

ch8 with CA
row 1: sc across. ch1, turn
row 2- 70: sc in back loops only (blsc) across, ch1, turn.
row 71: place ends side-by-side, and sc in back loops and foundation row across. ch1.
turn work 90 degrees, and work in continuous rounds.
round 1: sc in side loops of each row around.
round 2: sc in each sc around
round 3: incomplete sc (yo, slip hook through, yo, pull up lp) and with CB, yo, pull lp through both lps on hook, drop CA, do not cut yarn, and continue working with CB. sc around.
rounds 4 & 5: sc around.
round 6:  incomplete sc (yo, slip hook through, yo, pull up lp) and with CA, yo, pull lp through both lps on hook, drop CB, do not cut yarn, and continue working with CA. sc around.
rounds 7 & 8: repeat rounds 4 & 5.
repeat rounds 3-8 in order twice more.
round 25: cut CA, leaving a 2″ tail. weave in as you work. lay work face-down, and mark ends with contrasting yarn. Pick up CB, sc across to 6 sc from end. turn, sc in facing sc, skipping 12 sc. sc across to 6 sc from end. turn, sc in facing sc, skipping 12 sc. sc across, and begin joining procedure: skip one sc, sc in front, skip one sc, sc in back. repeat across. weave in end.
Place hat on head, pull pigtails through. You’re done.