Wild Olive by terry blasko

Wild Olive

Knitting
October 2010
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch on size 4's
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
17” circumference, unblocked. Brim may be blocked up to 24”.
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $3.25.

With it’s wavy brim and lacy top, this is just the hat I’d grab for heading out on my way to a warmer indoor scene in the winter. My hair tends toward awful hat head, but I’d just leave this one on once I’d arrived.

Wear it with boots and charm bracelets to funky it up a little or keep it classy with a twinset and pearl choker. This beret is just waiting for you to make it your own.

Finished Size 17” circumference, unblocked. Brim may be blocked up to 24”. Yarn Cascade Pima Silk (85% pima cotton, 15% silk; 109 yd 100 m/50 g): #7101 beige, 2 skeins. Needles Size 4 (3.5 mm): 16” circular (cir) and set of double-pointed (dpn). Size 7 (4.5 mm): 16” cir and dpn. Size 10 (6 mm): 16” cir. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge. Notions 10 markers (m); tapestry needle; balloon for blocking. Gauge 23 sts and 32 rows = 4” in St st on smallest needles; 20 sts and 24 rows = 4” slightly stretched in lace patt on smallest needles.

Photos by Nicole of Life Song Photography.