A Day Out Walking by Julia Marsh

A Day Out Walking

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These two tone outdoor essentials, hat, gloves and socks use British Sheep Breeds wool with a vibrant contrast yarn. The socks are designed with the textured open twisted rib pattern above the top of the boot with smooth stocking stitch lower down for comfort. The hat has a striking cross stitch detail and the gloves keep your hands warm but fingers free for doing up those laces. All three items are knitted in the round on double pointed needles.

This pattern prints out over 7 pages.

You will need;
5mm (US 10) x5 Double pointed knitting needles (dpn’s)
6 mm (US 10.5) x5 dpn’s
6.5 mm (US 10.5) x 5 dpn’s
x2 50g balls King Cole Merino Blend Chunky in Claret (main Colour) other yarn suggestions are Debbie Bliss Rialto Chunky x3 50g balls
x2 100g balls Rowan British Sheep Breeds Chunky in Suffolk Steel Grey #954 (contrast colour).
5mm Crochet hook (for the decorative chain stitch cord on the hat)
Blunt tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Scraps of yarn for marlers

Sizes
Hat - circumference approx. 57cm (23 inches), 21cm from crown to edge (8 inches)
Fingerless gloves – length 21 cm ( 8 inches), circumference 20 cm ( 7.5 inches)
Socks – fit women’s UK shoe size 5 to 7 (US 7.5 -9.5 ), men’s UK shoe sizes 8-10 ( US 10- 12)

Gauge
Approximately 18 stitches, 26 rows over 10cm (stocking stitch with 5mm needles)

Skills required
Cast on / cast off
Knit stitch
Purl stitch
Yarn over needle
Short rows
Knit two together
Make stitches
Grafting