Artist Hat by Meiju Kallio

Artist Hat

Knitting
August 2020
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Lace
+ Fingering
= Sport (12 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with yarn held double
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
190 - 240 yards (174 - 219 m)
One size (see notes)
This pattern is available for free.

Artist Hat is a simple scarp yarn color block hat. It is a perfect project for left over yarns. The sample is worked with a fingering weight yarn held together with lace weight silk mohair to achieve a sport weight gauge. The pattern is a video pattern, available for free on Meiju Knits YouTube channel.

MATERIALS:
Yarn: You will need 3 colors of fingering weight yarn and one lace-weight silk mohair.
Sample yarn:
Wool Me Once Fibers Merino Single (100% superwash merino), 100g/366m/400yds
sample yardage

  • color 1 Aslan, sample yardage approx. 17 g ~ 70 m/77 yds
  • color 2 Waiting for Henry, 17 g ~ 70 m/77 yds
  • color 3 Solar Flare, sample yardage approx. 15 g ~ 55m/61 yds Wool Me Once Fibers Kid Mohair Silk (72% Goat - Mohair, 28% Silk) 50g/420m/459 yds
  • sample yardage approx. 16 g ~ 130 m/138 yds

Needles: US 2.5/3mm needles for the brim, US 6/4 mm needles for the body of the hat
Gauge:21 sts & 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm(4x4 inches) in Stockinette stitch using larger (US6/4mm) needles working fingering weight and lace weight yarn held together.
Other: Stitch markers (5 pieces), Tapestry needle, Tape measure, Scissors, Crochet Hook for crochet cast on