Sylvie
I love designing hats, especially when you get to collaborate with another lovely fibre business!
Harriet of Wild Wood Stitches creates stunning handmade project bags in the cosy hills above Loch Ness in Scotland. Imagine my excitement when Harriet proposed a collaboration for her Christmas Bag Kits!
The challenge; create a hat pattern inspired by her carefully chosen fabrics. Creative freedom? Count me in! And if I felt the itch for something whimsical, why not throw in contrasting bobbles and brim? Music to my woolly heart!
The result? A pattern that's a true labour of love, and a testament to the amazing artists I meet along my making journey.
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De Rerum Natura Ulysse; Sport weight: 202 yards/185 meters per 50g in colourways Poivre Blanc (MC) and Eucalyptus (CC).
Approx 100 (115, 130) yards/ 90 (105, 120) meters for MC. Approx 90 (100, 110) yards/80 (105, 100) meters for CC.
Yardage for CC estimated based on a joined folded brim and yarn for a pom pom.
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Needle A: Needle in size required to obtain gauge forbody. I suggest using 3.75 mm/5 US with a 16” / 40.5cm cable for the body and double-pointed needles forthe crown.
Needle B: Needle in size required to obtain gauge forbrim. I suggest using 3.25 mm/5 US with a 16” / 40.5cm cable.
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Sizes 1 (2, 3)
a. Circumference: 18 (20, 22)” / 45.75 (50.75, 55.75) cm
b. Total length: 7.75 (8, 8.25)” / 19.75 (20.25, 21) cm
c. Crown to brim: 5.75 (6, 6.25)” / 14.75 (15.25, 16) cm
d. Brim single or folded: 2”/5 cm
To be worn with 0 to 3” / 0 to 7.5 cm of negative ease. I wear size 2 with a negative ease of 2”/5 cm.
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26.5 sts by 40 rows over 4”/10 cm in charted pattern using larger needle and after blocking.
24 sts by 38 rows over 4”/10 cm in Stockinette Stitch using larger needle and after blocking.
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Tapestry needle, 5 regular stitch markers, 1removable marker and one unique marker for BOR.
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This hat is knit top-down. There is an option to adjust the length of your hat as outlined in the pattern, but note that this will affect the yardage used.