Featuring stranded colourwork knitted in the round, with corrugated ribbing, this hat is inspired by a twelfth century mosaic pavement in the Basilica of Santa Maria e San Donato on the Venetian island of Murano. A related Murano Cowl pattern is available which uses three of the colours without the need to buy additional skeins of Tukuwool Fingering.

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Instructions are both charted and written.

Yarn

Tukuwool fingering 100% Finnish wool (195m/213yd per 50g skein):
1 skein 04 Rae (MC)
1 skein 02 Humu (CC1)
1 skein H28 Ujo (CC2)
1 skein H31 Aava (CC3)

Yarn substitution:
The following approximate quantities of a similar fingering weight yarn may be used:
MC (brown) – 90m/98yd
CC1 (grey) – 34m/37yd
CC2 (pink) – 73m/80yd
CC3 (blue) – 51m/56yd
Quantities may vary depending upon gauge and type of yarn used.

Needles and Notions

3mm/US 2.5 (or size required to obtain gauge) circular needle, 40cm/16in length.
Set of 4 DPNs in gauge size for working centre of crown.
2.75mm/US 2 (or one size smaller than gauge needle) circular needle, 40cm/16in length.
4 stitch markers, tapestry needle for finishing, dinner plate & bowl for blocking.

Gauge

24.5 sts and 33 rounds to 10cm/4in, after wet-blocking, across stranded colourwork at widest part of crown on larger needle. Gauge immediately above ribbing is 30 sts to 10cm/4in on smaller needle. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

Measurements and Sizing

Diameter of crown 27cm/10.5in, circumference of ribbing 50cm/19.5in to fit head of 55-60cm/21.5-23.5in. The hat is shown on a head size 59cm/23in.

Special Techniques

The pattern recommends using German Twisted cast-on method. My blog contains links to articles which explain this technique.

Thankyou to Karen Butler for tech editing this pattern.