Divergenerate Hat by Amy Gunderson

Divergenerate Hat

Knitting
June 2023
yarn held together
DK
+ Lace
= Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Broken Ribbing
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
284 - 450 yards (260 - 411 m)
17.25 (18.5, 20)” circumference
English
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PATTERN NOTES
Created as a companion piece to my Divergenerate cardigan featured in the 2023 Early Fall issue of Knitty, this smaller project is a great introduction to the traveling cables featured in the sweater.

Hold 1 strand of each yarn together throughout unless otherwise noted. This hat is knit in the round from the bottom upward. The Ridge pattern has a bit shorter row gauge than the rest of the hat. After crown shaping is complete and the hat is finished off, the cabled portion crawls up and over to the other side just a bit, creating a wonder of geometry that can only happen in knitting. I have another hat pattern with a similar technique, the Gillett Hat.

SIZES
Adult Small (Medium, Large)
Shown in Small Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 17.25 (18.5, 20)”, stretches to approx. 22 (23.75, 25.5)”
Length: 8.5”

MATERIALS
Universal Yarn Deluxe DK Tweed Superwash (90% superwash wool, 3% viscose, 7% acrylic; 284 yd/260 m per 3.5 oz/100 g skein)
• 403 Hazelnut – 1 (1, 2) skein(s)
Rico Design Essentials Super Kid Mohair Loves Silk, distributed by Universal Yarn (70% mohair, 30% silk; 218 yd/199 m per .88 oz/25 g skein)
• 037 Mustard – 1 (2, 2) skein(s)
Needles: US Size 6 (4 mm) 16” circular; US Size 8 (5 mm) 16” circular and set of dpns or sizes needed to obtain gauges
Notions: Tapestry needle, cable needle, stitch markers, pom-pom-maker

GAUGE
18 sts x 28 rows = 4” in Broken Ribbing with both yarns held together and smaller needle
22 sts x 27 rows = 4” in Cable patt with both yarns held together and larger needle