Frosted Dreams by Marian Pauling

Frosted Dreams

Knitting
December 2022
Sport (12 wpi) ?
30 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colorwork in the round after blocking
US 2 - 2.75 mm
249 - 269 yards (228 - 246 m)
18.5" / 47 cm (20" / 51 cm) finished circumference with 0-2" / 0-5 cm negative ease
English
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Frosted Dreams is a 2-color stranded colorwork hat worked in the round. Soft merino helps prevent itchy foreheads, while the stranded colorwork adds extra squish and warmth.

The sample is a size small worked in Malabrigo Arroyo with main color Polar Morn (009) and contrast color Prussian Blue (046).

Sizes
Adult small (adult large)

Finished measurements
18.5” / 47 cm (20” / 51 cm) circumference
8.25” / 21 cm (8.75” / 22 cm) height

Suggested ease
0 - 2” / 0 - 5 cm of negative ease

Yardage
Main color: 178 yards / 163 meters (191 yards / 175 meters)
Contrast color: 71 yards / 65 meters (78 yards / 72 meters)

Needles
US 2 / 2.75 mm 16” / 40 cm circular for the body and double pointed needles for the crown shaping
Please use needles for the circular knitting method you prefer in the size needed to obtain gauge.

Skills to enjoy
Circular knitting, shaping, 2-color stranded colorwork, and reading charts