DESI

Knitting
December 2022
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
183 - 215 yards (167 - 197 m)
19.25” / 49 cm circumference x 8.5” / 21.5 cm high with brim folded over.
English
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The name of this hat is an acronym that comes with both a story and a pun.
When I first knit this pattern, I thought it had a rather random, perhaps slightly floral, motif. I knit it twice, gave it a name, and sent it out into the world for testing.
It was then that a lovely group of testers informed me that what they saw in the hat was actually sheep—lots and lots of sheep. This both surprised and delighted me. Now that I’ve seen it, that’s all I can see.
Which leaves me with one question: Did Ewe See It?

Yarn: 183 yards / 167 meters worsted weight yarn
123 yards / 112 meters MC
60 yards / 55 meters CC
(Yardage listed is for hat only. Optional pom pom requires additional yardage in preferred color.)

Sample knit in Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Worsted; 100%Wool; 123 yards (112 meters) / 50 g skein; MC 1317 Midnight Sea, 2 skeins (including pom pom); CC 1304 Grey Harbor, 1 skein.

Gauge: 23 sts x 26 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in colorwork pattern on larger needle.

Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm) 16”/40 cm circular for main section; DPN’s or longer circular and magic loop for crown.
US 6 (4 mm) 16”/40 cm circular for brim, or one size smaller than needle used to obtain gauge.

Notions:
Stitch Marker for BOR
Tapestry Needle
10 additional stitch markers to mark pattern repeats, option
Pom pom maker, optional