Fireside Hat(s) & Mitts by Catherine Shields

Fireside Hat(s) & Mitts

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Knitting
August 2012
yarn held together
DK
+ Lace
= Bulky (7 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette st
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
120 - 265 yards (110 - 242 m)
hats: adult M/L, mitts: adult M (L)
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

This toasty hat and mitt set evokes the flames of a winter fire with an oversized cable motif flickering up each piece. Two options are provided for the hat: a loose tam or a more fitted hat. Chunky weight yarn ensures that these accessories will be especially warm, acting as a small portable substitute for the warm blaze awaiting you at home.

Skills required beyond knit and purl include increasing, decreasing, cables (instructions are charted).

Sizing
Cap: Adult medium, finished circumference measures 20” (51 cm)
Tam: Adult medium/large, finished circumference measures 27”(68.5 cm) at widest point, ~20” (51 cm) at brim
Mitts: Adult medium (large); finished mitts measure 7.5 (8.5)”; 19 (21.5) cm around palm

Gauge: 14 sts x 20 rows = 4” (10cm) in stockinette stitch on US 10.5 (6 mm) needles,
or size needed to obtain gauge

Materials
Each piece pictured is knit using one strand of Knitpicks Gloss DK (70% merino/30% silk, 123 yards/ 113 meters per 50 g ball) held together with two strands of Knitpicks Aloft (75% super kid mohair/25% silk, 246 yards/225 meters per 25g ball). This combinations of yarn translates to roughly a chunky/bulky weight yarn, knitting to 14 sts per 4” (10 cm) in stockinette stitch.
For cap: 125 yards/114 meters chunky weighy yarn
For tam: 170 yards/155 meters chunky weight yarn
For mitts: 120 (140) yards/110 (128) meters chunky weight yarn

Size 9 (5.5 mm) needles: set of 5 double-pointed (dpn), or two circulars, or one long circular
Size 10.5 (6 mm) needles: set of 5 double-pointed (dpn), or two circulars, or one long circular
stitch markers (m)
scrap yarn for thumb gussets (mitts only)
yarn needle
cable needle
stitch markers

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