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Big Crush Hat
Sometimes it seems like such a shame to use a precious yarn to make a gauge swatch. This hat was born out of the desire to swatch for the Big Crush pullover and walk away with a useful finished object.
Finished hat measures: 20¼”/ 51.5 cm around at the fullest part and is 10½”/ 26.5cm deep to fit a small/ medium adult.
Hat is knit from the brim up, in the round.
Materials:
Fearless Feet Aran Tweed, 85% Superwash Merino Wool, 15% Tweed NEP, 183y/167m; 100g/3.5 oz.
• Cranberry (MC) - 24y/ 22m
• Oatmeal (CC) - 121y/ 111m
Note: Amounts listed above do not include enough yarn to make a pompom.
Tools:
Smallest needles - US 6 (4mm) 16”/40cm circular or needle size smaller than medium needle; Medium needle - US 7 (4.5mm) 16”/40cm circular and double pointed needles or size necessary to obtain gauge; Largest needle - US 8 (5mm) 16”/40cm circular, or size larger than gauge needle; stitch marker; tapestry needle, pompom maker (optional).
Gauge:
19 sts/21 rnds over 4”/10cm in stranded stockinette in the round on larger needle, blocked.
Abbreviations:
CC – Contrast Colour
DPN(s) – Double Pointed Needle(s)
K – Knit
K2tog – Knit 2 together (right leaning single decrease)
MC – Main Colour
P – Purl
Rep – Repeat
Rnd(s) – Round(s)
St(s) – Stitch(es)
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- First published: April 2019
- Page created: April 30, 2019
- Last updated: April 30, 2019 …
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