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Beautiful BC Hat
I was inspired by the beautiful forests of my province, British Columbia (BC), Canada. “The BC forests cover an area of about 60 million hectares (149 million acres) - the size of France and Germany combined.” Approximately 41% of the forests are more than 140 years old.
You can find the matching mitts here:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/beautiful-bc-mitts
Finished Measurements
Size A: 19.5”(49.5cm) unstretched circumference,
Size B: 21”(53.5cm) unstretched circumference;
8.75”(22cm) height with brim folded.
Measurements taken after blocking.
Gauge
29 sts and 32 rnds = 4” (10cm) in circular colorwork on larger needles (blocked)
Needles
US 2/2.75mm and US 4/3.5mm
16”/40cm long circular needle, US 4/3.5mm 6” (15cm) double-pointed needles (or sizes to obtain gauge)
Yarn
Istex Plötulopi, 100% Unspun Icelandic Wool (single strand was used); 328yds (300m)/3.5oz (100g), or other heavy fingering/sport weight yarn
Colorways:
MC – 1038 Ivory Beige: 115yds (105m), 1.24oz (35g)
CC – 1030 Oatmeal: 76yds (69m), 0.81oz (23g)
Notions
tapestry needle, stitch markers
Instructions
2 charts transposing MC and CC and links to video tutorials for cast on and special stitches are included.
Special thanks to all my test knitters and my tech editor!
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