Proof Hat

CONSTRUCTION

• The hat is worked in the round from the brim to the crown.

GAUGE

• 32 stitches & 32 rounds = 4″ in Proof Chart pattern with Size A needle(s), unstretched 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: 4½ mm (US 7)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One 16″ circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Size C (optional; for Tubular Cast On only)

• One 16″ circular needle, one size smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 20″ [51 cm] circumference unstretched; 8½” [21.5 cm] length
• To fit average adult head sizes of 19–24″ circumference

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

YARN

• 2 skeins Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (100% American Targhee wool; 145 yards/132 meters per 50 grams)
• Photographed in color Heron

• 2 skeins Brooklyn Tweed Dapple (60% Merino Wool, 40% Organic Cotton; 165 yards/151 meters per 50 grams)
• Photographed in color Blaze

YARDAGE

• 175 yards/160 meters of DK weight wool yarn (Arbor)

• 180 yards/165 meters of DK weight wool-cotton yarn (Dapple)

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

• 2×2 Tubular Cast On (Circular Knitting; multiple of 4 stitches)

6 December 2016: Version 1.1

In Special Techniques on page 9, Round 2 of the Tubular Cast on for 2×2 Ribbing has been changed to:

Round 2 (Tubular Purl Round): Slip 2 purlwise with yarn in back, *purl 1, slip 1 purlwise with yarn in back; repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.