Arctic Convoy Hat

A hat to honour the Arctic Convoys that left from Loch Ewe on their perilous wartime journeys. Inspired by the palette of the Arctic Convoy tartan, all proceeds from the sale of these designs supports the work of the Arctic Convoy Museum in Aultbea.

Please purchase this pattern from the ACM shop, and consider making a donation to support the museum’s important work.

You can also purchase a kit from the KDD shop. (All sales support the work of the ACM)

Yarn
John Arbon Devonia 4 ply (50% Exmoor Blueface / 30% Bluefaced Leicester / 20% Romney; 97m / 106yds per 25g skein)
A Moon Bloom: 2 x 25g skeins
B Bleeding Heart: 2 x 25g skeins
C Devonia Cream: 1 x 25g skein

Needles and notions
Two gauge-size circular needles for hat body
Below gauge-size circular needle for edging / icord
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Pom pom maker (optional)

Gauge
28 stitches and 34 rows to 10cm / 4in over stockinette
worked back and forth
Use 3.25mm needle as a starting point for swatching.

Sizes
S (L)
To fit adult heads with circumference 51-56cm / 20-22in
(57-61cm / 22½-24in)

Pattern notes
This hat is knitted flat, from side to side. After a provisional (winding) cast-on, the body of the work is knitted in stockinette stripes, which are shaped to create a bias fabric, with each stripe divided from the next with a contrasting welt. After being knitted to the desired circumference, the final stripe is joined to the cast-on stitches with a three-needle bind off, creating a neat and seamless tube. The top edge is then gathered in and secured to form a crown to which an optional pom- pom may be added. Stitches are picked up around the bottom edge and a garter stitch and i-cord brim completes the hat.

The Arctic Convoy Museum hold the rights to this design.