Midwest is Best by Ashley N Aguilar

Midwest is Best

Knitting
January 2014
Sport (12 wpi) ?
25.5 stitches and 35 rows = 4 inches
in pattern
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
250 - 275 yards (229 - 251 m)
Slouchy & Less Slouchy
English
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There’s something comforting about that simple, go-to hat
you come to love the most. Midwest is Best is that hat for me and marks the beginning of my knitted travelogue. Twisted stitches lead into a textured knit & purl motif that reminds me of the fields of corn that I call home. Knit in one of my favorite yarns, which is dyed by a fellow Midwest girl, the Midwest might not be best for all, but it’s a pretty great place to be.

Pattern offers directions for a slouchy and less slouchy hat.

Specifics
Yarn: Plucky Knitter Primo Sport or any sport weight wool (250 yds)
Needles: size 4 (less slouchy) or size 5 (more slouch)

Gauge
25.5 stitches & 35 rows = 4 inches in pattern (size 4)
24 stitches& 34 rows = 4 inches in pattern (size 5)

Less slouchy sample knit in color Scotch.
Slouchier sample knit in color Skies of November.