ESP Hat Yarn Bundle - DK
Design by Kiyomi & Sachiko Burgin.
Knit using a mix of our vintage 20, vintage 21 & vintage 23 DK yarns –both yarns unique to wool decanted. Vintage 20 is a soft, strong and lustrous yarn created from the fibres of Shetland and Blue-faced Leicester sheep. Vintage 21 matches the softness of vintage 20, coming from the fibres from an award-winning British flock of Polwarth x Romney sheep in Northumberland. vintage 23, our latest blend, is made from the softest Polwarth, Romney and Black Shetland fibres. Worsted spun to the same specification, all yarns produce fabric that feels cosy and comforting against the skin.
Linda knitted this stunning design in our DK weight yarns and it turned out beautifully. The pattern is knitted from the brim up and worked in stranded colour work.
We’ve created yarn bundles that contain enough yarn for you to knit your version in your chosen size.
Size 1: 1 x 50gm skein [Col A], 1 x 50gm skein [Col B], 1 x 25gm skein [Col C]
Size 2 & 3: 1 x 50gm skein in each of the 3 colours
Our yarn bundles are available in 3 colour combinations:
The yellow bundle: Storm [Col A]; Lazy Hazy [Col B]; Natural Cream [Col C]
The green bundle: Storm [Col A]; River Thyme [Col B]; Natural Cream [Col C]
The red bundle: Storm [Col A]; Shepherd’s Delight [Col B]; Natural Cream [Col C]
If you want to knit your hat using a different colour combination just check the amount of yarn you need for your size and order it directly from the yarn pages
This pattern is published in Moon and Turtle: Knitting Patterns with Variations by PomPom magazine. Available here
Or you can purchase the excellent pattern here [Ravelry link]
Linda’s notes
“I love the mix of stripes and geometric pattern in this hat. And what I love the most is that I was never using more than two colours per round making what looks like a complex pattern relatively easy. Clever not complex – excellent! I must admit, though, that I didn’t manage the Tubular cast-on. That’s a technique I’ll have to master. I used a simple Longtail cast-on.
I knitted my project using the recommended needles – 3.25mm(US 3) and 3.75mm (US 5), 40cm/16” long circular needles. I was able to get the gauge with our vintage 20 and 21 DK weight yarn, and I knitted the display hat in Size 1.
I think you’d really enjoy this project!”
Additional information about the pattern:
Sizes: 1 (2, 3)
Finished circumference: 46.5 (51, 55)cm / 18¼ (20, 21¾)” - to be worn with approx 2.5cm / 1” negative ease
Length: Folded Brim (unfolded): 28cm / 11”. Note the pattern also contains instructions for a Short Brim option 23cm/9”
Gauge: 24 sts & 26 rows = 10cm / 4” over colourwork pattern on 3.75mm needles, after blocking.
27 sts & 34 rows = 10cm / 4” over 1x1 Rib pattern on 3.25mm needles, unstretched after blocking.
Needles: 3.25mm / US 3 straight needles (optional for Tubular Cast-On set up rows), and / or circular needle, 40cm / 16” length
3.75mm / US 5 circular needle, 40cm / 16” length AND needles suitable for working small circumferences in the round
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.
Our fleeces: 100% British. Click here for more information on our provenance