Sumburgh Light Hat by Janette Budge

Sumburgh Light Hat

Knitting
September 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
27 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches
in Colourwork
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
241 - 284 yards (220 - 260 m)
One size
English
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This hat celebrates the 200-year anniversary of the Sumburgh Lighthouse. It bears all the colours of the lighthouse and its environs: the green of grassy banks and lighthouse doors, the fresh lime of moss on the walls, the grey of drystone dykes, the dark blue of the surrounding sea, and the gleaming yellows from the light itself, which steadfastly warns ships off the rocky headland at the southern tip of mainland Shetland. The crown incorporates the eight points of the compass, and repeated diamonds
echo the diamond-shaped panes of glass in the lantern room.

Uses 7 shades of Jamiesons of Shetland Spindrift but other fingering or 4ply equivalent yarn can be used.