Bracque

CONSTRUCTION

• Bracque is worked circularly from the bottom up.
• The Cable and Crown Patterns may be worked from either charted or written instructions.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 19¼”/49 cm circumference; 8¼ (11)”/21 (28) cm length
• Note: Hat is sized to fit head sizes ranging from 19-23”/48.5-58.5 cm circumference.

GAUGE

• 32 stitches and 32 rounds = 4”/10 cm in Cable Pattern with Size A needle(s), after blocking, unstretched

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One 16”/40 cm circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One 16”/40 cm circular needle two or three sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3.25 mm (US 3)

Please note: the stitch patterns used for this accessory include written as well as charted instructions.

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor — 100% American Targhee Wool (145 yards/132 meters, 50 grams)

• 2 skeins
• Note: Watchcap uses almost 2 skeins. You may wish to consider purchasing an extra skein due to variations in individual work.
• Photographed in colors Cobbler (Beanie) and Alizarin (Watchcap)

Potential yarn substitutes include Dapple. Note that put-ups (yardage per skein) may be different for alternate yarn lines, so check your total yardage for your size.

• Photographed in color Petal

YARDAGE

Beanie (Watchcap)

• 190 (285) yards/174 (261) meters of DK weight wool yarn

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

• Rib Cabled Cast On