Sizes: XS (S, M, L): 17” (20”, 24”, 27”) / 43cm (52cm, 60cm, 70cm)diameter.

 

Choosing your size and fit: The stated measurements are the final garment measurements. Choose a size with 0.5 - 3” / 1.25 - 8 cm negative ease. If you are gift knitting, use XS for children ages 3+, S for teenagers and adult women and S/M for adult men. This is very approximate, so if you can measure please do.

 

Needles: 5.5 mm & 6 mm circular needles and/or DPNs. Needle sizes are recommended, choose a size needed to achieve gauge.

 

Gauge: 14 stitches & 20 rows per 4” / 10 cm in stockinette after blocking on larger needles.

 

Notions: At least 1 stitch marker.

Yarn: Heavy aran/chunky yarn with approx. (90 m/50 g) sample knits used:

• Rauma Vams (84 m / 50 g)
• Camarose Snefnug (110 m / 50 g)
• West Yorkshire Spinners Retreat (140 m / 100g)

Any yarn that meets the gauge can be used.

 

Yardage:

 

MC: 35 (40, 45, 50) grams / 49 (56, 63, 70) meters

CC1: 10 (10, 10, 10) grams / 14 (14, 14, 14) meters

CC2: 20 (25, 30, 35) grams / 28 (35, 42, 49) meters

These yardages are for the recommended length without a bobble, if you make the hat longer or you make a bobble you will need additional yardage. If you use a yarn with different yardage per 100g make sure to purchase yarn based upon the metres required per strand.

Languages: English

 

Format: PDF

Confident Beginner. This pattern requires only basic knit, purl and simple decrease stitches. The stranded colourwork only uses 2 colours at a time and you do not need to catch floats.

Shortly after purchase you will recive an email with the download links for the PDF pattern. For more information please see here.