Meet Ultimate Hat… designed for my 2023 Ultimate Knitting Cruise!

Limited Run of kits available here:

http://www.nelkindesigns.com/ultimatehatkit

I adore designing projects when I adventure with knitters… I chose to design something small, portable, chock-full of learning, but in bite sized doses to allow for chillaxed cruise knitting. Since our cruise stops in the Shetland Islands with a visit to Laxdale Yarn, I knew their yarn just had to be part of the design!

The Ultimate Hat is knit from the top down in the round. It starts with a highly amusing starburst knit with Jamieson’s Ultra, a scrumptious laceweight that feels almost as smooth as silk next to your skin. After the body of the hat is knit, you begin to work in the round inside out creating a thick and comfy traditional colorwork brim with 6-colors of Laxdale Yarn 2-ply Jumper. The decorative venting at the top is the perfect partner to the double layer at the brim.

MATERIALS
LY- 148 (188, 225, 253) yards 135 (172, 206, 231) meters lace weight yarn
M1- 40 (45, 50, 55) yards 37 (41, 46, 50) meters fingering weight yarn
M2, CC2, and CC3- 11 (13, 14, 15) yards 10 (12, 13, 14) meters fingering weight yarn
M3 and CC1- 6 (7, 8, 9) yards 5 (6, 7, 8) meters fingering weight yarn

Yarn I Used:
LY- Jamieson’s of Shetland, Ultra; (50% Shetland Wool, 50% Lambswool; 212 yd 194 m/ 25 g); Mooskit
Fingering- Laxdale Yarn, 2-ply Jumper Weight (100% Shetland Wool); 98 yd 90 m/ 25 g);
M1- Natural Moorit, M2- Heather, M3- Aqua,
CC1- Begonia, CC2- Lichen, CC3- Natural Fawn

One set US Size 3 3.25 mm double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
Ndl A- One US Size 3 3.25 mm 16” circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge
Ndl B- One circular needle a few sizes smaller than needed to obtain gauge (for picking up sts)
Stitch markers, tapestry needle

SIZES and FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
1 (2, 3, 4)
17.25 (19.5, 21.5, 23.75) inches 44 (50, 55, 60) cm brim circumference,
unstretched, to fit head up to 19 (21.25, 23.25, 25.5) inches 48 (54, 59, 65) cm around.
GAUGE
LY- 26 sts x 36 rnds = 4 inches 10 cm in Stockinette stitch, blocked
Fingering- 26 sts x 36 rnds = 4 inches 10 cm in colorwork, blocked

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