Diamond Chic is the pattern/s that I designed for Hannah of Red Riding Hood Yarns for the Ladies of Luxe Yarn Club - my inspiration for the patterns was ‘Jackie 0’. While she preferred the style of a box or beret hat and gloves, I went for the more modern look of a slight slouch hat and fingerless gloves embellished with decorative pearlised buttons.

The pattern has instructions for both flat and in the round for both the hat and the fingerless gloves.

Sizes - approximately
Head Circumference 53 58 cm

S M L
Hand Circumference 17 19 21 cm

Materials required
Red Riding Hood Yarn 4ply/fingering Dame Sock.
80% Merino, 10% Cashmere and 10% Nylon.
398m per 100g skein.
Hat 38 45 g
Fingerless Gloves 30 40 50 g

Knitted in the round
Hat
1 x 2.75mm 40cm circular needle.
1 x 3.50mm 40cm circular needle.
1 set of 3.50mm double pointed needles.
1 x 2.75mm cable needle.
1 stitch marker.
Wool needle for sewing up.

Fingerless Gloves
5 x 2.75mm double pointed needles.
5 x 3mm double pointed needles.
1 x 2.75mm cable needle.
1 stitch marker.
Small - 4, Medium - 6 and Large - 8 small buttons.
Wool needle for sewing up.

Knitted flat
Hat
1 pair 2.75mm knitting needles.
1 pair 3.50mm knitting needles.
1 x 2.75mm cable needle.
Wool needle for sewing up.

Fingerless Gloves
1 pair of 2.75mm knitting needles.
1 pair 3mm knitting needles.
1 x 2.75mm cable needle.
Small - 4, Medium - 6 and Large - 8 small buttons.
Wool needle for sewing up.

Note - Using a different yarn other than the one suggested may give an unsatisfactory result.

Tension (Gauge)
Hat - 26 sts to 10cm over stst on 3.50mm needles.
Fingerless Gloves - 30 sts to 10cm over stst on 2.75mm needles.

Abbreviations
Alt - alternate, approx - approximately, C4B - slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold at back of work, work next 2 stitches off left hand needle, then knit the 2 stitches off the cable needle, C4F - slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold at front of work, work next 2 stitches off left hand needle, then knit the 2 stitches off the cable needle, cm - centimetres, cont - continue, dec - decrease, ins - inches, k - knit, kfb - knit into the front and back of next stitch, k2tog - knit 2 stitches together, meas - measures, p - purl, rep - repeat, rm - round marker, srm - slip round marker, st(s) - stitch(es), stst - stocking stitch (1st row - knit, 2nd row - purl), yo - yarn over.