Twist Collection comprises a “paper-bag” style hat with cute pom-poms together with a cosy cowl and a choice of mittens or fingerless mittens. All are knitted in a chunky yarn that shows the texture of the stitches beautifully.

You work Twist Hat in the round with mock side seams, thus avoiding a jog in the stitch pattern. These ‘seams’ flow up from the rick-rack rib, through the Vikkel braid and the woven stitch pattern. Finally, you finish the hat with a special crochet cast-off that mimics the ‘seams’.

Patterns for a matching cowl, mittens and fingerless mittens are also available.

You can purchase all the patterns in Twist Collection together in a single booklet or separately. All the patterns in Twist Collection are available to purchase here as a digital pdf downloads, or as printed booklets (together with a free Ravelry download code) from the Being Knitterly webstore.

Twist Hat - the A4 pattern has 3 pages:

1. Cover.
2. Before You Start: notes, sizing, yarn, tension | gauge and abbreviations. Stitch guide (Vikkel braid and crochet cast-off seam).
3. Written instructions.

Pattern details

Sizes

Head size: 20.5 22: 23.25 inches | 52 56: 59 cm.
Finished size: 19.25 20.75: 22 inches | 49 53: 56 cm.
Depth from brim to crown: 8.25 9.75: 10.25 inches | 21 25: 26 cm.

Hat worn by model is head size 22 inches.

Yarn
Rowan British Sheep Breeds Chunky Undyed (chunky; 100% wool; 120 yds | 110 m per 100 g ball): shade Light Masham.

2 2, 2 x 100 g.

Needles & Accessories
US 10 | 6.00 mm | UK 4 of your preferred type for working small circumferences.
US 11 | 8.00 mm | UK 1 of your preferred type for working small circumferences.
US 10 | 6.00 mm | UK 4 crochet hook.
Stitch marker.
Yarn needle.

Gauge | Tension
19 sts and 17 rounds per 4 inches | 10 cm over stranded colourwork stocking stitch using 8.00 mm needles.

Other details

This pattern is available in two versions: there’s one written for those who knit left-handed as well as the standard one for those who knit right-handed.

Most of you knit right-handed, that is, your stitches move from the left to right needle as you knit: choose “knitting right-handed”.

Some of you knit left-handed, that is, your stitches move from the right to left needle as you knit: choose “knitting left-handed”.

If you are a left-handed knitter who knits right-handed, that is your stitches move from the left to right needle, you should choose “knitting right-handed”.

Samples knitted by Nicki Merrall and Amanda Golland.