Innis Aigh by Luise O'Neill

Innis Aigh

Knitting
August 2018
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
125 - 200 yards (114 - 183 m)
Finished circumference: 13 (15, 16.5, 18, 21)" / 33 (38, 42, 45.5, 53.5)cm
English
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♫ The Music ♫
An Innis Àigh (The Happy Island) is an iconic Cape Breton song composed by Angus MacLellan ~ Gaelic scholar, bard and lighthouse keeper on Margaree Island…the “happy island” of this song. The Land and the Sea in perfect harmony in the pairing of these cables and textures ~ use them to create your own story of love and warmth.


5 in 1: Baby to Adult
Allow the yarn to do the work - 1 pattern creates all 5 sizes! Using different yarn weights and needle sizes allows the knitter to use the same pattern for multiple sizes.

This hat is knit bottom up, beginning with an irregular ribbing that feeds into the stitch patterns. The hat is divided into four quadrants – 2 cable and 2 textured. The two cable panels are identical as are the two textured panels.

Both charts and written directions are provided. The two versions share a common cast on and ribbing section and then knitters follow directions for their preferred method.

Sizes
Baby (Toddler, Child, Adult Small, Adult Large)
Finished circumference: 13 (15, 16.5, 18, 21)“ / 33 (38, 42, 45.5, 53.5)cm
Hat depth: 6.5 (7, 8.75, 9, 10.25)” / 16.5 (18, 22, 23, 26)cm
To fit head: 13 – 15 (15 – 16.5, 16.5 – 18, 18 – 21, 21 - 24)” / 33 – 38 (38 – 42, 42 – 45.5, 45.5 – 53.5)cm

Yarn Notes
Size 13” / 33cm: 125yds / 114m fingering / sock yarn
Size 15” / 38cm: 150yds / 137m heavy fingering / sock yarn
Size 16.5” / 42cm: 175yds / 160m sport-weight yarn
Size 18” / 45.5cm: 185yds / 169m DK-weight yarn
Size 21” / 53.5cm: 200yds / 183m worsted-weight yarn

Samples in:
Size 13” / 33cm: Knit Picks Stroll Fingering (75% superwash Merino wool, 25% nylon; 231yds per 50g) in Dove Heather 25023.
Size 15” / 38cm: Knit Picks Hawthorne Speckle Hand Paint (80% Superwash Fine Highland Wool, 20% Polyamide (Nylon); 357yds per 100g) in Blueberry Speckle 27219.
Size 16.5” / 42cm: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Sport (100% Peruvian Highland Wool; 137yds per 50g) in Haze Heather 25657.
Size 18” / 45.5cm: Knit Picks Swish DK (100% Superwash Merino Wool; 123yds per 50g) in Eggplant 24049.
Size 21” / 53.5cm: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted (100% Peruvian Highland Wool; 110 yds per 50g) in Dove Heather 24077.

Gauge Notes
Gauges below are listed over 4” / 10cm in Stockinette stitch in the rnd, blocked:
Size 13” / 33cm: 32 sts and 42 rows
Size 15” / 38cm: 28 sts and 38 rows
Size 16.5” / 42cm: 24 sts and 30 rows
Size 18” / 45.5cm: 22 sts and 28 rows
Size 21” / 53.5cm: 20 sts and 26 rows

Credits
Tech Editing: RedSquirrel and FirSprite.
Stitch Muse: The ever-talented Annie Maloney.
Test Knitters: A huge thank you to our test knitters: Ravellers bgow, KateB660, sharonstacey, faeriepaw, momtatknits, BR7394, babablacksheep, bossanova, N4mb8rG1rl and cooksalot.


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