Warwick Hat by Joan Forgione

Warwick Hat

Knitting
October 2015
DK (11 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 31 rows = 4 inches
in charted patt on larger needle.
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
480 yards (439 m)
18" circumference and 11" tall.
English
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Joan Forgione

The two-color stranded Warwick Hat features a chain-link pattern that divides the main diamond pattern to add visual interest. The inside of the hat is lined at the band in the main color for extra warmth.

Finished Size 18” circumference and 11” tall.

Yarn The Knitting Boutique Severn DK (75% bluefaced leicester, 25% silk; 240 yd 219 m/4 oz 113 g): Version 1: amber (light brown; MC) and midnight (black; CC), 1 skein each. Version 2: light moss (green; MC) and merlot (pink; CC), 1 skein each.

Needles Band—size 5 (3.75 mm): 16” circular (cir). Body—size 6 (4 mm): 16” cir and set of double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Marker (m); size F/5 (3.75 mm) crochet hook; spare 16” cir needle in same size or smaller than band needle; waste yarn for provisional CO; tapestry needle.

Gauge 24 sts and 31 rnds = 4” in charted patt on larger needle.