Swirly Hat Pattern for Your Knitting Pleasure!

I have been dreaming of a hat like this for a while now.  I wanted the swirly feeling of a soft serve ice cream cone, in a hat.  I think I've gotten pretty close with this little number!

My friend Kathleen ordered this and it's knit with Spud and Chloe worsted, washable, wool and organic cotton.  I LOVED working with this yarn!!!  It has a lovely weight and doesn't have that wierd stretchy, rubbery feeling that some of the washable wools I've used have had.  Maybe it's the cotton?  I don't know, but I really like it and have added it to my list of favorite go-to yarns!

Kathleen had specified orange, blue, and green but "no wimpy pastels" and I think these hues did the trick perfectly.  Spud and Chloe have some lovely colors to play with!  I used their "Moonlight," "Turtle," and "Firecracker," and other than the rollup brim which was knit in "Moonlight," I used all three yarns for every row.  This was not easy and I had my fabulous husband video tape me showing you how I handled all that craziness so that if you've not done much colorwork (like me) it might get you started with less frustration than I experienced (I started this over, twice).  You can find that video here.

Here's a few more shots of the hat (which is sized approximately for a 6 month old who isn't born yet so no pictures on that baby's sweet noggin yet).

Oh my goodness!!  I love the stripeys!

Without further ado, here's your pattern!  Have fun, and as always, feel free to ask for help or clarification!