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North Lyme
How do you make a slouchy Hat elegant? With a fine-grained textural stitch, silky yarn and an intriguing envelope finish. Then again, if you want the texture without the slouch, there’s a neat beanie version that offers structured crown shaping and a deep folded brim.
Written and charted instructions are provided for a range of five sizes. The Hat is worked bottom-up in the round, and finished with Kitchener stitch.
Yarn
Slouchy: 180 (214, 240, 274, 308) yd/165 (193, 217, 247, 278) m
Beanie: 139 (173, 206, 240, 281) yd/127 (158, 189, 220, 257) m
50yd/46m for a 6x6in/15x15cm swatch in St.St.
Sport weight, plied yarn
Needles & Notions
Set 2.75mm/UK12/US2 & 3mm/UK11/US2½ DPNs/Circular or size needed to obtain gauge
3mm crochet hook
Approx. 3yd/3m waste yarn
Stitch marker as necessary
Tapestry needle
Sample details
Shown in Anzula Oasis (375yd/343m per 100g; 70% Camel, 30% Silk)
Shown in size 20in/51cm on model with 20.5in/52cm circumference head
Gauge
24 sts x 36 rows to 4in/10cm on 2.75mm needles over St.St.
24 sts x 30 rows to 4in/10cm on 3mm needles over Body stitch Pattern
Sizes
To fit size: 16 (18, 20, 21, 23) in/ 40.5 (45.75, 51, 53.25, 58.5) cm
Finished size: 14.5 (16, 17.25, 18.5, 20) in/ 36.75 (40.5, 43.75, 47, 51) cm
Skills required
Knit & purl sts, knitting in the round, increases & decreases, specialist cast-on, joining live sts, kitchener stitch
Pattern contents
Written & charted instructions
Accessibility Statement
The main PDF for this pattern is colour blind accessible. It uses black text on a white background. Charts are in greyscale and do not rely on colour.
Support
Do you need help with this pattern? We have a specific discussion thread in the Wormhead’s Hats group where you can ask any questions.
Published January 2012
PDF file size: 2.7MB
Product code: WW175KNorthLyme
Technical editors: Tana Pageler & Heather Murray
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