Contains:
- Illustrated knitting pattern
- Metric and imperial measurements
- To fit size 16 (18, 21, 23) in/40.75 (45.75, 53.25, 58.5) cm (Finished size 12.25 (14.5, 16.75, 19) in/31 (36.75, 42.5, 48.25) cm)
- Written instructions; illustrated tutorials for Crochet Provisional Cast-on and Garter Stitch Kitchener
Materials you need at home:
- 87 (115, 136, 182) yd/80 (105, 124, 166) m Aran weight, plied yarn (Sample shown in Yarns From The Plain Mobberley Aran (193yd/176m per 100g; 70% Exmoor Blueface, 30% British Alpaca))
- 35yd/32m yarn for a 6x6in/15x15cm swatch in Garter St.
- Pair 4mm/UK10/US6 straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge
- 4mm crochet hook
- Approx. 2yd/2m waste yarn
- Stitch marker as necessary
- Tapestry needle
Clever use of simple increases and decreases create the double chevron that works its way around this sideways knit Hat.
This pixie (slightly pointed beanie?) begs for a bright, variegated hand-dyed yarn! Worked up in aran weight, the pattern is quick and memorable.
Skills required: Knit & purl sts, short rows, provisional cast-on, grafting
Gauge: 18 sts x 24 rows to 4in/10cm on 4mm needles over St.St. 18 sts x 36 rows to 4in/10cm on 4mm needles over Garter St.
Woolly Wormhead
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With an instinctive flair for unusual construction and a passion for innovation, Woolly Wormhead is a designer whose patterns are trusted and celebrated by knitters all over the world. As a designer, Woolly is driven by a need to create and develop her understanding of 3D form. Communicating her ideas and sharing her specialised knowledge with her audiences is key to Woolly’s success as a designer. Woolly's high quality pattern writing ensures perfect results, teaches new skills and encourages us all to become Hat architects.
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