Recommended Yarn
Brooklyn Tweed Loft — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (275 yards/50 grams)
1 skein each of Color 1 (C1), Color 2 (C2), and Color 3 (C3)
Yardage Requirements
Fingering weight wool yarn needed:
220 yards C1
40 yards C2
30 yards C3
Yarn amounts given are sufficient to make hat in either length.
Gauge
26 stitches & 48 rounds = 4” in Garter Rib with Size A needle, after blocking
29 stitches & 36 rounds = 4” in charted colorwork with Size B needle, after blocking
Needles
Size A (for Garter Rib)
One 16” circular needle in size needed to obtain Garter Rib gauge listed
Suggested Size: 2¾ mm (US 2)
Size B (for Main Fabric)
One 16” circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain charted colorwork gauge listed
Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)
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
18½“ (47 cm) circumference at brim
19¾” (50 cm) circumference at widest point
8½ (9½)“ (21.5 (24) cm) length for short hat (long hat)
Measurements taken from relaxed fabric after blocking.
Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:
Long-Tail Cast On
German Twisted Cast On
Please Note: This pattern includes charted instructions only.