5 for 4 – if you buy any 5 Åsa Tricosa patterns at the same time you get the least expensive one for free.

Originally designed for Villavyyhti’s Great Finnish Yarn Club Autumn 2013

Ilma is knitted top-down, starting from a very short i-cord, and in the softest, squishiest yarn, Ilmarinen from Knitlob’s Lair.

Stripes in a few directions serve the general good.

The brim has a ribbed lining to keep your head snug and warm.

Ilma can be knitted with the Magic Loop method, but dpns or 2 circulars work equally well.

Ilma hat has a relative, the Ilma mitten.

Two skeins, one of each colour, is plenty for the set.
I think there’s even enough leftover for a headband…

Techniques linked to in the pattern:

• Magic Loop
• Colour Stranding
• 3-Needle Cast Off
• I-cord

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