This hat pattern is part of The Tea Collection – a series of hats celebrating tea and knitting by Clare Devine.

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Lady Grey

A slight more delicate companion to Earl Grey. This beautiful hat features pretty cables and striking columns of eyelets. The soft and luxurious yarn combined with a touch of elegant slouch creates a gracefully stylish and deliciously warm hat. Available in three sizes.

The tea: Lady Grey is a variation on the traditional Earl Grey, usually featuring Seville oranges and Lavender flavours alongside the traditional Bergamot oil. Named after Mary Elizabeth Grey, the wife of Charles Grey (who Earl Grey is named after). Far from being a traditional brew Lady Grey is a modern invention created by Twinings in the early 1990s.

Materials

Ginger’s Hand Dyed Humming Aran (Aran; 55% alpaca, 25% Merino, 20% nylon; 175 m / 199 yds per 100g skein)
Shade: Dove; 1 x 100g skein

4.5mm / US7 circular needle 40cm / 16in length (or 80cm / 32in length for magic loop)

5mm / US8 circular needle 40cm / 16in length (or 80cm / 32in length for magic loop)

5mm / US8 set of DPNs for crown decreases, or longer circular needle for magic loop

One stitch marker (or 6 (7, 8) stitch markers if you wish to mark each repeat
Tapestry needle
Cable needle

Gauge

18.5 sts and 26 rnds over 10cm / 4in of lace and cable pattern worked in the rnd and blocked, using 5mm / US8

One lace and cable repeat (13sts and 24 rnds) measures 7cm / 2.75in wide x 9cm/ 3.5in high

25 sts and 38 rnds over 10cm / 4in of mixed ribbing used for brim worked in the rnd and blocked, using 4.5mm / US7

Sizes

S, (M, L)
To fit head circumference: 45 - 50 (50 - 55, 55 - 60)cm / 18 - 20 (20 - 22, 22 - 24)in
Finished hat circumference (unstretched): 42 (49, 56)cm / 16.5 (19.25, 22)in
Finished length from brim to crown: 23cm / 9in