Carmona Hat by Margaret D Walker

Carmona Hat

Knitting
February 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in with 4mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
290 - 320 yards (265 - 293 m)
one size
English
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Here is a stylish easy knit fairisle hat with a diamond pattern, a square crown featuring a braid and tassel.

The hat is a slouchy style and can be worn for any season

It is one size (adult), the sample is knitted with 4 colours but 2 or 3 colours will still make a lovely hat

Knitted bottom up and in the round

Finished measurements
Width - 10” (25.5cm)
Length 11” (28cm)
To fit head circumference 21”/22” (53cm/56cm)

Needles and Notions
16” to 19” (40 - 50cm) circulars
3.5mm (US 4) / 4mm (US 6)
4mm (US 6) dpns
Tapestry needle to sew in ends
Stitch markers

Gauge
23sts = 4” (10cm) in fair isle pattern, 30 rnds = 4”
with 4mm needles
or needle size to obtain the gauge

Suggested Materials
Blacker Breed Swan DK
Falkland Island Merino, Shetland, 100% wool, 50g 110m (119yds)
West Yorkshire Spinners Croft DK, 100% Shetland wool
100g 225m (246yd) 100g 246yrds (225m)

Sample used
Blacker Yarns Swan Falkland Islands DK
0.6 skeins = 71.4yds (65.3metres)
Navy

Blacker Yarns Swan Falkland Islands DK
0.3 skeins = 35.7 yards (32.6metres)
Hawkweed - Orange

Blacker Yarns Swan Falkland Islands DK
0.2 skeins = 23.8 yards (21.8metres)
Colorway - Skygrey Blue

Garnstudio DROPS Flora held double for the background colour
0.8 skeins = 184.0 yards (168.2 meters)
(shade 3) Light Grey

Skill - intermediate