Irving

CONSTRUCTION

• Hat is worked in the round from the bottom up.

SIZES

• Average Adult Short (Medium, Slouchy) Versions
• To fit head sizes 20-24.5″
• Sizes change in length only, affecting silhouette for each version; circumference of each size is the same

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 21″ circumference at widest point; blocked and unstretched (all sizes)
• 7.5 (8.25, 9)” height from base of ribbing to top center of crown; blocked and unstretched

GAUGE

• 18 stitches & 27 rounds = 4″ in Stockinette Stitch with Gauge Needle
• 22 stitches & 27 rounds = 4″ over Irving Cable Chart; blocked and unstretched

NEEDLES

• One 16″ circular and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauges listed above
• One 16″ circular needle four sizes smaller than Gauge Needle for working ribbing
• Suggested sizes: US 8/5 mm & US 4/3.5 mm

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

YARDAGE

• Approx. 120 (130, 140) yards of worsted weight wool yarn

YARN

• 1 skein of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Tent (slouchy version)

23 September 2011: 

Crown Chart rows 7-10 were updated. Original file was missing two SSK symbols in Row 7, which effected in turn Rows 8-10.