Contains:
- Written & charted instructions
- Illustrated tutorials for Alternate Cable cast-on, Standard Chain cast-off, Picking up Stitches
- Metric and imperial sizes
- To fit sizes: 17 [19, 21, 23] in/43.25 [48.25, 53.25, 58.5] cm
Materials you need at home:
- 104 [132, 174, 193] yd/95 [121, 158, 176] m DK weight, plied yarn
- 45yd/41m for a 6x6in/15x15cm swatch in St.St.
- Set 3.25mm/UK10/US3 DPNs/Circular or size needed to obtain gauge
- 4mm/UK8/US6 needle (for cast-off)
- Stitch markers as necessary
- Tapestry needle
- Cable needle
Perfect details, a little slouch and subtle colour combine for a quietly elegant Hat that you’ll want to wear as much as you love making it. Choose a smooth yarn with not too much variegation to show off Ponderosa’s distinctive motif.
Tutorials are included for cast-on and cast-off techniques as well as how to pick up cast-off stitches to create the beautiful horizontal chain.
Woolly Wormhead
Woolly Wormhead is a Hat Architect.
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.
Each Hat design is an original Woolly Wormhead innovation. These designs are created using unusual construction techniques and intriguing stitch combinations, resulting in unique and versatile pieces.
Each pattern is carefully developed and every effort is made to ensure that the instructions are as clear as possible. All patterns include a range of sizes, and many have additional design options and notes for alterations. Where possible, illustrated tutorials for specialist techniques are also included.