Seeds

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.

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)

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

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.