Baudkin by Karie Westermann

Baudkin

Knitting
October 2020
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stitch pattern
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
220 - 230 yards (201 - 210 m)
S (M, L): 44.5 (50, 54.5)cm / 17.5" (19.75", 21.5") circumference and 28.5cm/11.25" height.
English
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Baudkin is a chilled, textured hat perfect for a one-off skein of pretty, handdyed DK yarn — or those two balls of double-knitting you have in your stash.

The hat is knitted in the round, and the pattern has both charts and written instructions.

The name ‘Baudkin’ means a richly embroidered cloth or rich brocade in the Old Scots language, and the stitch pattern is inspired by the fine brocade textiles on display in Scottish museums. I like the idea of taking something meant for nobility or kings and re-using the stitch pattern in an everyday context. We all deserve something fine and beautiful in our wardrobe.

The yarn used is a rustic, yet soft yarn which lends a sweet halo to the finished hat. If substituting, aim for a yarn that lets the texture pop and avoid colourways that with dense colour variegation.