Hairst Mön by Gudrun Johnston

Hairst Mön

Knitting
October 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches
in Fair Isle pattern
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
198 yards (181 m)
One Size
English
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Size
Circumference at brim: 18” / 46 cm
Length from brim to crown as worn: 8 ½” / 22 cm

Needles
US 4 / 3.5mm circular needle, 16” / 40cm length (for body of hat)
US 6 / 3mm circular needle, 16” / 40cm length (for brim)
US 6 / 4mm DPNs or long circular needle (if working magic loop for crown of hat)
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

Yarn
DK weight yarn in the following amounts:

MC: 70 yds / 65 m
CC1 25 yds / 23 m
CC2: 55 yds / 50 m
CC3: 18 yds / 16 m
CC4: 18 yds / 16 m
CC5: 12 yds / 11 m

Shown in Jamieson’s Of Shetland Double Knitting (100% Shetland Wool; 82 yards / per 25g ball)

Colorway 1: (pinks/reds): Mogit (MC), Spice (CC1), Shetland Black (CC2), Burnt Umber (CC3), Sandalwood (CC4), Shaela (CC5)

Colorway 2: (blues): Moorit (MC), Splash (CC1), Eesit (CC2), Rosemary (CC3), Delph (CC4), Mogit (CC5)

Notions 1 stitch marker, tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Gauge
25 sts & 27 rounds = 4” / 10cm over Fair Isle Pattern on US 6 / 4 mm needles after blocking
24 sts & 32 rounds = 4” / 10cm in Rib Pattern on US 4 / 3.5 mm needles after blocking

Construction
This hat is worked bottom up beginning with a 1x1 ribbing section and followed by stranded knitting.
It is possible to get a second hat out of the same 6 balls of yarn by swapping around the color placement.
Shaela (or CC5) would need to become the MC.