Plicata

CONSTRUCTION

• This hat is worked circularly from brim to crown.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

20”/51 cm circumference, unstretched; 8½”/21.5 cm length, blocked

Note: Hat is sized to fit head sizes ranging from 20–24”/51–61 cm

GAUGE

• 28 stitches & 30 rounds = 4”/10 cm in Plicata Pattern with Size A needle, after blocking, unstretched

Please note: the stitch patterns used for this accessory may be worked from written or charted instructions.

YARN

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

• 2 skeins
• Photographed in colors Butte and Seaglass

YARDAGE

• 198 yards/181 meters of DK weight wool yarn

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: 4.5 mm (US 7)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One 16”/40 cm circular needle two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3.75 mm (US 5)

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

• Cable Knitting 101
• Reading Charts
• Video — Cabling Without a Cable Needle
• Blocking 101
• Knitwear Care