Lucerne

CONSTRUCTION

• The hat is worked circularly from brim to crown.

GAUGE

• 28 stitches & 32 rounds = 4″ in colorwork motif 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* three or four sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 2¾ mm (US 2)

Size C (optional; for Tubular Cast On only)

• One 16″ circular needle one size smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 2¼ mm (US 1)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 20½” [52 cm] circumference, 7¾ (8¼)” [19.75 (21) cm] length for short hat (long hat)

Note: Hat is sized to fit adult head sizes ranging from 20-23″ [51-58.5 cm] circumference with a short and long version. For large head sizes [23-25” (58.5-63.5 cm)] work the long version – the added length will provide more stretch and will fit a larger head size.

Please note: the stitch patterns for this garment are charted only.

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Peerie (100% American Merino wool; 210 yards/50 grams)

• 1 skein of Color 1 (C1)
• 1 skein of Color 2 (C2)
• Optional: 1 skein of Color 3 (C3)
• Optional: 1 skein of Color 4 (C4)
• Note: Pattern requires at least two colors and can optionally use up to four. C3 is for the three and four-color versions and C4 is for the four-color version.

Photographed in the following colorways:

• Sample I: Fleet (C1) & Admiral (C2)
• Sample II: Nocturne (C1), Morel (C2), Tincture (C3) & Marigolds (C4)
• Sample III: Norway (C1), Thaw (C2), Rainier (C3) & Mesa (C4)
• Sample IV: Burnished (C1), Parchment (C2) & Klimt (C3)
• Sample V: Cobbler (C1) & Cassis (C2)
• Sample VI: Porter (C1), Driftwood (C2) & Henge (C3)

YARDAGE

Fingering weight wool yarn:

• Two-color version: 153 yards C1; 60 yards C2
• Three-color version: 157 yards C1, 23 yards C2; 23 yards C3
• Four-color version: 120 yard C1; 37 yards C2; 14 yards C3; 10 yards C4

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

• Speed Swatching for Circular Knitting 
• Color Dominance 
• 1×1 Tubular Cast On 
• 2×2 Tubular Cast On