Product description
This hat was conceived as the gentlest possible introduction to stranded colorwork. Only six rounds (eight rounds, if you choose the largest of the three sizes) require the use of two colors, and these rounds alternate colors on every stitch to take the guesswork out of tensioning correctly. The color combinations you can create from the Loft palette are practically endless: choose a light, a medium or bright, and a dark value and you’re off to the races. Further customize your Seeds by selecting your preferred ribbing pattern for a stretchy edging.
This pattern was published as part of Jared Flood’s first print book, WOOLENS. You can also purchase all patterns in this collection as an ebook.
Designer: Jared Flood
Collection: Woolens
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Seeds
Colorwork Hat
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Product description
This hat was conceived as the gentlest possible introduction to stranded colorwork. Only six rounds (eight rounds, if you choose the largest of the three sizes) require the use of two colors, and these rounds alternate colors on every stitch to take the guesswork out of tensioning correctly. The color combinations you can create from the Loft palette are practically endless: choose a light, a medium or bright, and a dark value and you’re off to the races. Further customize your Seeds by selecting your preferred ribbing pattern for a stretchy edging.
This pattern was published as part of Jared Flood’s first print book, WOOLENS. You can also purchase all patterns in this collection as an ebook.Designer: Jared Flood
Collection: Woolens -
Pattern materials
YARDAGE
Fingering weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:
- 150 (165, 180) yards Color 1 (C1)
- 65 (70, 80) yards Color 2 (C2)
- 30 (35, 40) yards Color 3 (C3)
- A pom-pom will require approximately 65 yards extra.
YARN
Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50 grams)
- 1 skein each of C1, C2 & C3
Or,Brooklyn Tweed Peerie (100% American Merino Wool; 210 yards/50 grams)
- 1 skein each of C1, C2 & C3
Photographed in the following Loft colorways:
- Sample I: Nest (C1), Long Johns (C2), & Fossil (C3)
- Sample II: Fossil (C1), Postcard (C2), & Sweatshirt (C3)
- Sample III: Truffle Hunt (C1), Old World (C2), & Faded Quilt (C3)
- Sample IV: Soot (C1), Hayloft (C2), & Woodsmoke (C3)
Photographed in the following Peerie colorways:
- Sample I: Treehouse (C1), Seaglass (C2), & Gingersnap (C3)
- Sample II: Fleet (C1), Hammock (C2), & Klimt (C3)
- Sample III: Humpback (C1), Aurora (C2), & Driftwood (C3)
- Sample IV: Vintner (C1), Muslin (C2), & Mesa (C3)
- Sample V: Nocturne (C1), Fleet (C2), & Morel (C3)
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Pattern specs
CONSTRUCTION
- The hat is worked in the round from the brim to the crown.
GAUGE
- 25 stitches & 35 rounds = 4” in Seeds Colorwork Chart pattern with Size A needle(s), after blocking
NEEDLES
Size A (for Main Fabric)
- One 16″ circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
- Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)
Size B (for Ribbing)
- One 16″ circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
- Suggested Size: 3¼ mm (US 3)
Size C (optional; for Tubular Cast On only)
- One 16″ circular needle, one size smaller than Size B
- Suggested Size: 3 mm (US 2)
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
- Small (Medium, Large) to fit teen & adult head circumferences 19-21 (20-22, 21-23)” [48.5-53.5 (51-56, 53.5-58.5) cm]
- 20¼ (21, 22)” [51.5 (53.5, 56) cm] circumference
- 8 (8½, 9)” [20.5 (21.5, 23) cm] length
Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.
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Techniques
Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:
- Tubular Cast On for either 1×1 or 2×2 Ribbing (Circular knitting, multiple of 4 stitches)
- Speed-Swatching for Circular Knitting
- Color Dominance
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Pattern Updates
5 December 2022: Version 1.1
On page 7, Round 2 (Tubular Purl Round) has been updated to read as follows:
Slip 2 purlwise with yarn in back, *bring yarn to front, purl 1, bring yarn to back, slip 1 purlwise; repeat from * to last stitch, bring yarn to front, purl 1. -
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