Leadlight by Ainur Berkimbayeva

Leadlight

Knitting
November 2020
both are used in this pattern
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Slipped stitch colourwork pattern
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
170 - 202 yards (155 - 185 m)
1 (2, 3)
English

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Sizes: 1 (2, 3)

Brim Circumference: 46 (53, 56.5)cm / 18 (20¾, 22¼)“
Model wears size 2.

Yarn A: Magpie Fibers Nest (worsted-weight; 100% non-superwash Corriedale; 190m / 210yds per 100g skein)
Shade: Linger; 1 skein

Yarn B: Spincycle Yarns Dream State (worsted-weight; 100% American wool; 140m / 150yds
per 50g skein)
Shade: Neveruary; 1 skein
Also shown in the shades Midnight Velvet (Nest) and Nostalgia (Dream State).

OR
Yarn A: approx. 130 (140, 150)m / 140 (150, 165)yds of worsted-weight yarn
Yarn B: approx. 25 (30, 35)m / 30 (35, 40)yds of worsted-weight yarn

Gauge: 23 sts & 40 rounds = 10cm / 4” over 1x1 Rib on 3.25mm needles after blocking, slightly stretched.
21 sts & 28 rounds = 10cm / 4” over slipped stitch colourwork pattern on 4mm needles, after blocking.

Needles: 3.25mm / US 3 knitting needles suitable for working small circumferences in the round
4mm / US 6 knitting needles suitable for working small circumferences in the round
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

Notions: 13 (15, 16) stitch markers (including one unique for beg of round), tapestry needle

Notes: Leadlight is worked bottom-up, starting with a ribbed brim that is narrower than the hat’s body. The body is then worked in a stranded colorwork slipped stitch pattern; rather than being used to work any sts, yarn B is woven between, and tacked in place by, the yarn A sts.
It is important not to work these stranded floats too tightly as this will affect gauge and the finished fit.

Please see this video for troubleshooting the color-work section: https://youtu.be/ru0i4uXq3ck.