Wagtail Hat by Anja HS Hansen

Wagtail Hat

Knitting
August 2017
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
262 - 328 yards (240 - 300 m)
woman (men)
English Norwegian
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The hat is worked in the round and starts with 1 hem and 4 tucks. The pattern includes photo tutorial for hem and tucks. This hat has different motif for the mans size and the womans size. Model for the mans hat is knitted in 2 colors while the womans model has 7 rounds where you knit with 3 colors at the same time. Color 3 on the woman`s hat can be replaced with color 1 so that you have only 2 colors on the hat, pattern includes chart for 2 color variant and chart with reversed colors.

Size:
One size - woman (men)
Circumference 53 (57) cm /21” (22 ½”)
Length 22 cm (8 ½”)
Note! circumference measured when the hat is relaxed and laying on the table.

Materials:
50 gr = 160 meters. Fingering/4ply (14 wpi)
Woman 3 color
MC: 40 grams/128 meters/139 yards.
CC1: 25 grams/80 meters/87 yards
CC2: 15 grams/48 meters/52 yards

Woman 2 color
MC: 45 grams/144 meters/156 yards.
CC1: 35 grams/112 meters/122 yards

Man
MC: 55 grams/176 meters/191 yards.
CC1: 20 grams/64 meters/70 yards.

Gauge in stranded knitting:
28 stitches x 32 row = 10 x 10 cm (10”).
Gauge hem and tucks:
26 stitches = 10 cm (10”).

Tools:
Circular 2.5 mm/ (US 1 or 2), 40 cm (16”).
Circular 2.5 mm/ (US 1 or 2), 60 - 80 cm (24 -32”) for hem and tuck.
5 DPNs 2.5 mm/ (US 1 or 2).
1 stitch marker.

Difficulty:
Intermediate

Techniques:
Knit, increase, decrease, hem, tuck, color work with two or three colors.