Blue Riband by Susan Crawford

Blue Riband

Knitting
June 2012
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch in the round
US 6 - 4.0 mm
232 yards (212 m)
18", 20" 22.5" head circumference
English

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This stylish hat is knitted in the round from the bottom up, firstly by knitting a small hem. Short rows are worked at the back of the hat only to provide extra length for working tucks which are reinforced with a decorative ribbon at the nape of the neck. Full written instructions are provided for both the knitting and construction of this hat.

Requirements:
Babylonglegs Semi-Precious DK, 50% silk / 50% superwash merino
(212m / 230yd per 100g skein)
1 skein, shade Feeling the Teal
Set of 4mm (US #6) double pointed needles (DPNs)
Stitch marker
1?2m (20in) of 1cm (1?2in) wide ribbon