Complements Hat by Maria Leigh

Complements Hat

Knitting
August 2013
Sport (12 wpi) ?
29 stitches and 31 rows = 4 inches
in Plaid pattern on larger needle
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
328 yards (300 m)
17 3/4" circumference and 8 1/2" tall.
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

Angora grants its soft halo to the two-color Complements Hat, a plaid cap with doubled brim.

  • Finished Size 17¾“ circumference and 8 1/2” tall.
  • Yarn Classic Elite Yarns Fresco (60% wool, 30% baby alpaca, 10% angora; 164 yd [150 m]/1¾ oz 50 g): #5327 wake up red (MC) and #5304 sugar blue (CC), 1 hank each.
  • Needles Size 3 (3.25 mm): 16” circular (cir). Size 5 (3.75 mm): 16” cir and set of double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
  • Notions Markers (m); tapestry needle.
  • Gauge 29 sts and 31 rnds = 4” in Plaid patt on larger needle.