Glennfinnan is a beautiful village on the shores of Lach Shiel in the Highlands of Scotland. It is famous for it beautiful scenery and architecture - including the famous railway viaduct featured in so many films. This beautiful hat has been designed to reflect many of the architectural themes found in and around Glennfinnan. The hat can be knit as either a slouch hat or a beanie and fits most adults.

The hat is worked from the top down using Emily Ocker’s circular cast on and Jeni’s Surprisingly Stretchy Cast Off. The hat features Estonian gathered stitches and delicate lace patterns. The crown forms a beautiful star and leaves adorn the band.

The yarn used for the samples is Gold Dust from Greenwood Fiberworks. This is a lovely fingering weight yarn with a gold metallic fiber blended in. To get some for yourself, visit the shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/GreenwoodFiberworks and join the fun in the Greenwood Fiberworks Ravelry group at http://www.ravelry.com/groups/greenwood-fiberworks

Recommended yarn:

• 175 yards of Gold Dust from Greenwood Fiberworks or any fingering weight yarn that knits to gauge

Needles:

• Size US 3 (3.25 mm) 16” circular needle
• Size US 3 (3.25 mm) double pointed needle set of 4 needles
• Size US D (3.25 mm) crochet hook

Notions:

• 1- Tapestry needle
• 10 - Stitch Markers

Stitches Used

• k - knit
• p - purl
• knit into fbf - knit into the front, back, and front of the stitch
• k2tog - knit 2 together
• ssk - slip, slip, knit the two slip stitches together through the back loop
• yo - yarn over
• cdd - central double decrease - slip two stitches together knitwise, knit next stitch, pass the two slipped stitches over the knitted stitch
• knit 4 together - knit 4 stitches together
• slip 4 k4tog - slip, slip, slip, slip, knit 4 slipped stitches together through the back loop
• k tbl - knit through the back loop
• 3into7 gathered- Place right needle into next 3 stitches as if to knit 3 together; (knit, purl) 3 times, knit in the same stitch

Difficulty:

• Intermediate to Advanced
• Lace is CHARTED only

Come and join us in a fun spin and knit along in the Greenwood Fiberworks group!