Wanting something festive and patriotic for the 4th of July, so I decided to try out
this hat pattern by Mary Jane Mucklestone. Since it was a trial, I used mini-skeins of a fingering yarn - Sprout Seedlings by The Fiber Seed, and knit the pattern as written.
I misread the pattern and thought there were 4 rounds per stripe which looked skimpy, so I did 6 rounds. This resulted in a rather slouchy little hat.
There was enough yarn left to make another hat, so I did, this time *really* following the directions. The second hat is adorable! Well, they both are...
In conclusion, I think that you could knit an adult-size hat using three of the mini-skeins either by adjusting the pattern or doubling the strands of yarn.
