Sweetpea Hat by Lyudmila Aksenik

Sweetpea Hat

Knitting
September 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in double knitting, after wet blocking, using larger needles
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
400 - 500 yards (366 - 457 m)
M, L, XL / 21, 22.5, 24'' / 52-54, 55-57, 58-60 cm head circumference
English Additional languages which are not in the download: Russian
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Yarn

Glafira’s Yarn Feodosiia 100% Superfine Lambswool 251 yds / 230 m per 50 g / 1.76 oz skein
color 1- Vintage (028) (35, 40, 45 g)
color 2 - Furnace (057) (35, 40, 45 g)

Needles:

size US 2½ / 3 mm circular needles with cable 15’’-17’’ / 40-45 cm as main needles
size US 1½ / 2.5 mm circular needles for the cast on

Additional: stitch markers, row counter, crochet hook.

Sizes:

M, L, XL / 21, 22.5, 24’’ / 52-54, 55-57, 58-60 cm head circumference

Gauge

20 stitches and 28 rows in 4’’ / 10 cm of in double knitting measured after blocking.

Construction

The hat is worked in the round
While knitting this hat you will be working with both yarns at the same time 


Techniques
-Two Color Italian Cast-On
- Double knitting 

(see the chart)
-ssk (left leaning decrease) and k2tog (right leaning decrease)

Video, photo tutorials, charts for 3 sizes, 10 pages

Translated into English and tech edited by Olga Barshai (gingerhandcrafts)