The Broken Truth Hat by Corrado Lark

The Broken Truth Hat

Knitting
February 2020
Aran (8 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in established repeat.
US 8 - 5.0 mm
90 - 173 yards (82 - 158 m)
Baby ( xs , s , m ) ( l , xl )
English
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The Broken Truth
By Corrado Lark

The Needs:

  • US 8 (5mm) 16” circular
  • US 8 (5mm) Magic looping needle (32-40” circular) or DPNs.
  • Stitch markers and a darning needle.
  • One skein of Woolfolk Tov (173yd/100g), an Aran weight yarn, in colorway T04.
  • Gauge: 15 stitches and 25 rows per 4” blocked in established pattern.
  • Finished Dimensions: As listed for Act One: Baby (xs, s, m) ( l, xl).
  • Brim Circumference: 15” ( 17” , 18.5” , 19” ) ( 21.5” , 23.5). The length depends on how many times you repeat the pattern, which is up to you!

Stitches/Techniques Used:

Twisted and regular ribbing, knit and purl, easy decreases. Perfect for the adventurous beginner or anyone who loves a fun texture repeat.

The Backstory:

Last spring I had the great privilege of reviving a role in “Old Turtle and the Broken Truth: The Musical” at the 14stY in Manhattan. It’s one of my favorite musicals I’ve gotten to work on, with a beautiful message: “You are loved, and so are they”.

With so much hate in the world today it was a welcomed relief to get to perform in this show again, and it inspired me to design this hat. The hat uses a broken up ribbing pattern, and just like in the show in which the Broken Truth only shows half of the story, the hat is reversible. Most knitters would assume the inside is knit on the outside, since it most resembles a k1, p1 ribbing, but that isn’t the truth.

Know that to every half-truth there is a grain of whole truth and maybe you don’t have the full answer or full story, so always be apprehensive and open to hearing other’s truths. Be kind, always.