Twisting Tides by Amy Gunderson

Twisting Tides

Knitting
December 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
33 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in motif
230 - 400 yards (210 - 366 m)
xs/youth (small, medium, large)
English
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Originally published in Knitrino, this pattern is now available for individual sale.

I love it when my knitting feels close to painting, which is how it feels when using this technique. Two color twisted stitches travel across this hat like delicate brushstrokes across a canvas. If you’ve done two color stranded knitting before, this technique simply takes that one step further by introducing two-stitch right and left twists. These twists are sometimes worked with a single color, and other times use both colors.

This hat is knit from the bottom up in the round. The hat body and crown are worked in two-color twist stitch knitting. Carry both colors throughout each round and change colors via the stranded method.

Sizes
Adult XS (S, M, L) to fit head size 18.5-19.5 (20.5-21.5, 22.25-23.25, 24.25-25.25)”

Finished Measurements
Circumference: 17.5 (19.5, 21.25, 23.25)”
Height: 8.25”

Materials
Madelinetosh Tosh Sock (100% superwash Merino wool; 395 yd/361 m per 100g)
CC1: 242 (270, 294, 322) yd/222 (247, 269, 295) m; CC2: 115 (128, 140, 155) yd/106 (118, 129, 142) m
Colorway(s) – Glazed Pecan (CC1), Tiny House (CC2)
Needles: US Size 2 (2.75 mm) 16” circular; US Size 3 (3.25 mm) 16” circular and set of dpns
Notions: Stitch marker, tapestry needle

Gauge
33 sts x 34 rnds = 4” in Hat Body Motif with larger needle