Pattern: Lancet

Recommended Yarn
DK Version
Brooklyn Tweed Arbor – 100% American Targhee wool (145 yards/50g)
2 skeins
Photographed in color Klimt

Chunky Version
Brooklyn Tweed Quarry – 100% American Targhee-Columbia wool (200 yards/100g)
1 skein
Photographed in color Granite and Hematite

Yardage Requirements
DK Version
175 yards of DK weight wool yarn

Chunky Version
140 yards of chunky weight wool yarn

Gauge
DK Version
28 stitches & 32 rounds = 4” in pattern from Lancet Chart (DK Version) with Size A needle(s), after blocking
One 28-stitch repeat from Lancet Chart (DK Version) measures 4” wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking

Chunky Version
18 stitches & 23 rounds = 4” in pattern from Lancet Chart (Chunky Version) with Size A needle(s), after blocking
One 28-stitch repeat from Lancet Chart (Chunky Version) measures 6¼“ wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking

Needles
DK Version
Size A (For Main Fabric)
One 16” circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Size B (For Ribbing)
One 16” circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Chunky Version
Size A (For Main Fabric)
One 16” circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 6½ mm (US 10½)

Size B (For Ribbing)
One 16” circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 6 mm (US 10)

32” circular needle can be used instead of 16” circular and DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumferences in the round.

Finished Dimensions
DK Version
20” (51 cm) circumference unstretched (to comfortably fit average adult head sizes 19–23” (48.5–58.5 cm)
8½“ (22 cm) length

Chunky Version
18¾“ (47.5 cm) circumference unstretched (to comfortably fit average adult head sizes 19–23” (48.5–58.5 cm)
8¼“ (21.5 cm) length

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:
Rib Cabled Cast On

Please Note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.

Pattern Update
30 August 2017: Version 1.1
Rows 1 and 2 of the hat chart have been modified to allow the brim ribbing to flow more seamlessly into the cable pattern.