A Cowl to fit perfectly under your chin but that keeps out the draft in other areas as it wiggles its way around your neck.
Size: Fitted & Slouchy [17(22)” circumference]
Materials:
- 1 skein of Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted
- US 9 (5.50mm) straight needle or size to obtain gauge
- Waste yarn for provisional cast on
- US 9 (5.50mm) straight needle or smaller for the 3-needle BO
Stockinette St 18 sts x 24 rows = 4”
Pattern 22 sts x 23 rows = 4” (chart is 5¼” wide) Skills Needed:
- Knit & purl back and forth
- Increase & decrease
- Chart reading
- Longtail Cast On
- 3-needle Bind Off
$4.00
Just like its cowl, the hat wiggles over your ears but out of your eyes so that you keep the important parts warm but not blind yourself in the process.
Stitch Pattern in chart form.
If you want to do the 2 color version, the brim takes 56-62 yards and the crown 37-45 yards of yarn. Its a great way to use of scraps of your worsted weight yarns.
Size: One size (19” circumference mid-brim)
Materials:
- 1 skein of Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted
- US 8 (5.00mm) circular or preferred method of knitting smaller circumferences in the size to obtain gauge
- US 9 (5.50mm) straight needles or size to obtain gauge
- Waste yarn for provisional cast on
- US 8 (5.00mm) straight needle or smaller for kitchener stitch
- Tapestry Needle
Stockinette St 18 sts x 28 rows = 4” on smaller needles
Pattern 24 sts x 24 rows = 4” (chart is 3-4” wide from narrowest to widest) on larger needles
Skills Needed:
- Knit & purl back and forth
- Increase & decrease
- Chart reading
- Longtail Cast On
- Kitchener stitch
- Pick up stitches on an edge
- Knit in the round
$5.00