The Woah Bargello Hat by Anna Stephenson

The Woah Bargello Hat

Knitting
November 2021
Aran (8 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 19 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
100 - 160 yards (91 - 146 m)
Adult M (with bonus baby/toddler size pattern)
English
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Inspired by Bargello/Florentine canvass work embroidery, the Woah Bargello Hat uses three stranded colourwork knitting to create a striking pattern with two complimentary colours that are in stark contrast to the main colour of the brim and crown.

This pattern is charted and written for both a three-stranded and two-starnded version (developed as a request during the testing phase). There is also a bonus pattern for the Piccolo Woah Bargello Hat, intended for babies/toddlers which is also charted for 3 and 2 colour options.

Construction
Knit bottom up, in the round with a ribbed brim then a stranded colourwork tube which is closed at the top using a SSK/K2tog/CDD decrease method.

Sizes
Available Adult M size, with a bonus pattern for the Piccolo Woah Bargello hat in baby/toddler size.

Yarn
Three stranded version requires one main colour and two contrast colours.
Two-tone version requires one main colour and one contrast colour.
Samples knit in Women’s Institute Plum Soft and Smooth Aran by Hobby Craft

Yardage for three colour piccolo/adult M version:
Total yardage approximate - 70/178 yards.
MC approximate - 43/110 yards
CC1 and CC2 approximate - 13.5/39 yards.

Yardage for two-tone colour piccolo/adult M version:
Total yardage approximate - 70/178 yards.
MC approximate - 47/120 yards
CC approximate - 23/58 yards.

Needles
4.0mm and 5.0mm / size 6 and size 8 (40cm for Piccolo, 60cm for Adult M) circular needles, or needles to obtain gauge.
(Sample crown knit using magic loop technique. Use double pointed needles if preferred).

Gauge
17 sts x 19 rounds = 10x10cm / 4x4 inches in charted stockinette stitch in the round, blocked.

Measurements
Approximate circumference

  • Adult M - 53 cm/21 inches.
  • Piccolo - 43cm/ 17 inches

Notions
Tapestry needle, 1 stitch marker, scissors, pompom (optional).

Skills Used
Casting on, knit and purl stitches, ribbing, three-stranded colourwork, SSK, K2tog, CDD