A soft and feminine Hat, with beanie shaping and a cloche style rolled brim. Looks wonderful in a variety of textured or coloured yarns.
Correct sizing is dependant on row gauge for width and stitch gauge for length, with row gauge being the most important aspect to consider when subbing yarns.
Skills required: Knit & purl sts, short rows (w&t), provisional cast-on, Kitchener stitch
Pattern contents: Written & charted instructions; illustrated tutorials for Provisional Cast-on, W&T Short Rows & Kitchener Stitch
Contains:
- Illustrated knitting pattern
- Metric and imperial measurements
- To fit size 18 (20, 22) in/45.75 (50.75, 56) cm
Materials you need at home:
- 115 (137, 164) yd/106 (126, 150) m worsted weight, single ply yarn (e.g. Brown Sheep Handpaint Originals)
- 31yd/28m yarn for a 6x6in/15x15cm swatch in St.St. * Pair 4mm/UK8/US6 straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge
- 3.75mm crochet hook
- Approx. 3yd/3m waste yarn
- Tapestry needle
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.
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.
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