Bona Hat by Dan Lee

Bona Hat

by Dan Lee
Knitting
January 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stranded Colourwork
US 5 - 3.75 mm
270 - 370 yards (247 - 338 m)
Medium (20"/50cm) & Large (23"/58cm)
English
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Yarn: I used ‘Bona Yarns’ BFL DK for my cowl’. Kits can be ordered from BonaYarns.com. Feel free to switch out with other yarns in the same weight that better suit your budget/tastes. I used the following amounts in the scarf:

Colour A (The Colonel) - approx. 28g
Colour B (Turmeric) - approx. 4g
Colour C (Turmeric (Deep)) - approx. 5g
Colour D (Roasted Pumpkin) - approx. 5g
Colour E (Saffron) - approx. 8g
Colour F (Crush) - approx. 8g
Colour G (Secondhand Store) - approx. 24g
Colour H (Berry Pie) - approx. 21g
Colour I (Where There's Muck (Deep)) - approx. 13g
Colour J (Where There's Muck) - approx. 5g

Additionally, I used 6g each of The Colonel, Where There’s Muck (Deep), Where There’s Muck, Turmeric (Deep) & Turmeric for the pom-pom.

Gauge: 28 stitches by 28 rows in stranded colour work (post-blocking).

Hat is knit bottom-up, beginning with a twisted ribbing, and in the round.

I used the magic loop method, with a 4.5mm/US 7 needle & a 3.75mm/US 5 needle for the ribbing.

Finished Dimension: Sizes available - Large & (Medium). Large to fit a 23” head (58cm) - 30cm (approx. 12”) brim to crown, 50cm (approx 20”) circumference across colourwork OR Medium, to fit a 20” head (50cm) - 30cm (approx. 12”) brim to crown, 42cm (approx 16.5”) circumference across colourwork.