ALL proceeds from this pattern will be donated to the Refugee Support Services Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Click here to visit the RSS website to learn more.

PATTERN NOTES
We recently began visiting the RSS (refugee support services) center local to us in Charlotte. There is a group of wonderful women who get together every Thursday for English lessons, knitting, community, and to take advantage of the many resources the facility has to offer. It is such an honor to step into a place filled with support, kindness, and diversity, and we’re so grateful that RSS exists for the refugee community in Charlotte.

Many of the women make hats on round knitting looms. Volunteers at the center help the women to distribute their handcrafted goods to earn extra income. As a way to give back, we designed this fair isle hat, a skill we will be teaching the women to spice up their loom knitting activities. All proceeds from the sale of this pattern will be donated back to RSS.

You can find a blog post about this pattern here (link).

A bulky weight yarn is held double throughout this project. You could also hold together four strands of worsted weight yarn to get the same gauge and size. This pattern includes instructions for hand knitting and for loom knitting.

The Ewrap knit method used in the samples produces a twisted knit stitch. To achieve the same look in the hand knitted version of this hat, work all stitches through the back loop.

There are many resources online for using round knitting looms. Here’s an excellent video for getting started (link video).

SIZES
Loom: Child (Adult)
Hand Knitted: Child (Adult small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Loom Versions
Circumference: 18 (20½)”
Height: 9 (10)” (with brim folded up)
Hand Knitted Versions
Circumference: 18 (20, 22, 24)”
Height: 9 (9½, 10, 10½)” (with brim folded up)

MATERIALS
Universal Yarn Deluxe Bulky Superwash (100% superwash wool; 100g/106 yds)
Loom Versions:
• 953 Ice Rustic (A) – 1 (2) ball(s)
• 952 Twilight Rustic (B) – 1 (2) ball(s)
Hand Knitted Versions:
• 953 Ice Rustic (A) – 1 (2, 2, 2) ball(s)
• 952 Twilight Rustic (B) – 1 (2, 2, 2) ball(s)
Loom: Darice round peg loom with 36 (41) pegs (The orange loom has 36 pegs; the pink loom has 41 pegs)
Or:
Needles: US Size 15 (10 mm) 16” circular or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch marker (if using knitting needles), 3⅜” pom-pom maker

GAUGE
8 sts x 14 rnds = 4” in Twisted Stockinette st with yarn held double either on Loom or knitting needles
Save time, check your gauge.