Pottmütz: Re-creating a Forgotten Cap
by Cornelie Müller-Gödecke (Wockensolle)
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Pottmütz: Re-creating a Forgotten Cap
Re-create a knitted colorwork cap inspired by the traditional costume worn by peasant men on the island of Rügen. A warm and woolly pottmütz will keep you toasty on chilly fall days.
Materials
- Limbažu Ti‐ne 100% Latvian wool, heavy fingering weight, 382 yards (350 m)/3.7 oz (105 gram) skein,1 skein each of gray, brown, red, white, green, black, and blue. Note: The cap shown used about 1.4 oz (40 grams) each of gray and brown; 0.4 oz (12 grams) each of red, white, green, and black; and a very small amount of blue.
- Needles, size 0–1½ (2–2.5 mm) set of 5 double-pointed needles (dpn), or size needed to obtain gauge
- Stitch marker
- Smooth, contrasting waste yarn for provisional CO
- Circular (cir) needle 16” (40 cm) one size larger than main needles for provisional CO
- Tapestry needle
Finished measurements: 22” (55.6 cm) head circumference and 13” (33 cm) tall, not including the pom-pom
Gauge: 33½ sts and 35 rounds = 4” (10.2 cm) in St st
About this pattern
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About this yarn
by Limbažu Tīne
Fingering
Wool
383 yards
/
100
grams
311 projects
stashed
209 times
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of
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30 votes
- First published: July 2020
- Page created: June 15, 2020
- Last updated: July 28, 2020 …
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