Chelsea Hat by Margaret D Walker

Chelsea Hat

Knitting
November 2022
yarn held together
Fingering
+ Lace
= Sport (12 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Fair Isle
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
220 - 280 yards (201 - 256 m)
Medium and Large
English
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Enjoy knitting a quick fair isle warm hat for the winter chills.
Stash dive to find your oddments for the fair isle.

The design has a deep rib and fair isle peerie patterns either side of the main pattern.

There are 2 sizes Medium and Large.

The rib and crown are knitted in the main shade.

Finished measurements
Med - Length 7.25” (18.5cm) Width 8.25” (21cm)
Large - Length 8” (20cm) Width 9” (23cm)
To fit head circumference
Med - 19”/20” (48/51cm)
Large - 21” / 22” (53 / 56cm)

Needles
3.25mm/3.5mm - US 3/4/dpn´s or circular,
or needle size to obtain gauge,
Tapestry needle to weave in ends.

Gauge in fair isle with 3.5mm after blocking
32sts/28rnds = 4” (10cm)
Rib 17sts/18rnds = 2” (5cm)

Skills - Techniques

Knitting in the round, stranded colourwork, reading a chart.

Materials for the longer hat - 6 shades but less can be used.

For the longer hat yarn used for the fair isle

Plum 10grms
Dark Pink 5grms
Blue 3grms
Green 2grms
4ply + lace held together 2.2grms (using the blue + silver lace)

For the Black and White hat large size in brackets ( )
Black 33 (34grms) White 11 (12grms)

Skill level Intermediate

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