Solstice Hat by Christa Giles

Solstice Hat

Knitting
October 2013
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
210 yards (192 m)
18 1/4" circumference unstretched, will stretch up to 22"
English

A wool cap is a comforting essential, even on mild winter days. Christa’s design for a simple winter cap plays with color and texture. The shaping for the cap, which tapers toward the back of the head, makes it wearable beneath a hood or fit comfortably when bundled in a high-collared parka.

Cormo wool makes this hat clingy without being hair flattening. The luster of silk defines the stitches.

--Barbara Parry, from Adventures in Yarn Farming