Archetipo Hat by La Cave à Laine

Archetipo Hat

Knitting
August 2016
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch in the round
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
50 - 110 yards (46 - 101 m)
Baby, Toddler, Child, Teen
English Italian
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Archetipo is an essential hat, fitted and warm, with a fun brim.

This hat’s classic, unisex looks make it the perfect accessory for any child’s wardrobe.

Choose bold colours, in a soft yarn and dive in for a few hours of simple, fun knitting. Knit one for every child in your life: make them happy, keep them warm!

“Archetipo” is the Italian word for archetype: a basic, model hat that can spring infinite variants.

This hat comes in 4 different sizes, from Baby to Teen.

Skills Needed
Casting-on, knitting, purling, basic increase and decrease

Gauge
17 sts and 24 rows over 10cm / 4” in stockinette stitch in the round, on larger needles, wet blocked.
Gauge is crucial for this project, determining not only yarn usage, but also size

Sizes
Baby (Toddler, Child, Teen)
To fit head circumferences:
35 (40, 45, 48) cm / 13.75 (15.75, 17.75, 19)“
Finished hat circumference:
32 (36, 40, 44) cm/ 12.5 (14, 15.75, 17.25)”
Finished height:
14 (16, 18, 22) cm / 5.5 (6.25, 7, 8.5)”

Yarn
20 (25, 30, 40) g, 5o (65, 75, 100) m/ 55 (69, 82, 110) yd of any worsted-weight yarn that will give the correct gauge.
Samples are knit in De Rerum Natura Gilliatt, Worsted/10 ply, 100% merino, 100 g, 250m (273 yd), colour way Nuit d’Été

Needles
4 mm (US size 6) AND 4.5 mm (US size 7), 60 cm 23” circular needles, or size to obtain correct gauge

Thanks to all the testers :)

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