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Mighty Oaks from little acorns grow…
An old English proverb reminding us even the biggest of achievements have their beginnings in the tiniest spark of idea.

I am so lucky to live in a beautiful forest full of majestic oak trees - some of them grow up to 50m tall! It was while crunching through a carpet of fallen acorns on a crisp autumn morning that the tiny seeds of inspiration for this hat (and the matching OAK SHAWL) were sewn. The simple lace pattern - suggesting row upon row of acorns – the stretchy tubular cast on and slightly slouchy shaping, makes the hat light and easy to wear; perfect for autumnal forest strolls!

Skill Level
Moderate

Skills needed

• Tubular cast on - instructions given
• m1p and yo increases
• p2tog and sl1k2tog psso decreases
• following written directions for simple stitch pattern in the round

Finished dimensions
sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)
Hat circumference: 42 (48, 51, 57, 60)cm/16.5 (19, 20, 22.5, 23.5)”
Height to crown approx 22cm/8.5” - pattern is easily adjustable for a closer or more slouchy fit if preferred.

Gauge
20sts x 35 rows= 10cm over acorn lace pattern on larger needles, worked in the round, after blocking.

Yarn Requirements
Pattern Sample knit with Gathered Sheep Yarns BFL/Gotland DK (75/25 blend British BFL/Gotland; 230m/251yds per 100g skein)
1 skein Wild Sage (CC)

Substituting Yarn
Yarn used in sample is beautifully soft and warm, worsted spun from two fibres known for their lustre so bear this in mind when choosing your yarn.
Yarn requirements 110 (120, 130, 145, 160)m/120 (131, 142, 159, 175)yds.

Needles
3.75mm DPNs or circular needle, 40cm or longer if using magic loop
4mm dpns or circular needle, 40cm or longer if using magic loop (or size needed to obtain gauge)

If gauge needle is different, smaller needle should be one size down eg: if you need a 4.5mm needle to get gauge, smaller needle should be 4mm.

Notions

• Scrap yarn for tubular cast on
• 8 stitch markers - one to show beginning of round, the rest to help with crown shaping

LOW VISION FORMAT

In an effort to make my patterns more accessible to all, a large print version of the pattern is included as a seperate download.

• Print size: 22point

• Font: Candara. Font colour: Black

• Fully written instructions - no charts