Muir

CONSTRUCTION

• The main portion of this hat is knit sidways in Garter Stitch. Crown shaping is worked throughout by way of Short Rows on one side of your fabric.
• After main body of hat is complete, you will graft your last row of live stitches to your provisional cast on.

GAUGE

• 4.5 stitches & 9 rows = 1″ in Garter Stitch with Gauge Needle

NEEDLES

• One 16″ circular (or pair of straight) needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed above
• One 16″ circular needle one size smaller than Gauge Needle
• Suggested sizes: US 8/5 mm & US 7/4.5 mm

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 18.75 (20)” circumference, unstretched; 7.5 (8)” tall

Measurements given with fabric relaxed after blocking. Garter stitch fabric has good elasticity for fitting various head sizes.

SIZES

• Adult Small (Large)
• To fit head sizes 18-22″ (23-25″)

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

YARDAGE

• Approximately 105 (120) yards of worsted weight wool yarn
• 3 partial skeins (see yardage amounts below) of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g):

• Main Color (MC): Woodsmoke; 65 (72) yards
• Stripe Color (SC): Hayloft; 10 (11) yards
• Brim Color (BC): Nest; 30 (37) yards

Note: Three skeins of Shelter are enough to make 3 hats, switching MC, SC, and BC.

19 March 2012: Version 2.0

Page 3, second column, last sentence of second paragraph: Total number of stitches for each set to be grafted should be 26 (28). (The erroneous text listed 28 (30) stitches.)