This Pattern is Retired…but you can (probably) get it in November

I have a lot of patterns! But I also get overwhelmed if I have to deal with them all at once. So I’ve picked 12 of my favorites (the Core Collection) to keep around. Then every few months, I decide on a theme or a technique and make a handful of related patterns (the Rotating Collection) available for a little while (then they go away again).

The other patterns are retired and are not generally available. However, because I know some folks will want them, I make many of the retired patterns available for a few weeks every November. If you want me to tell you when they’re back, subscribe to the mailing list or patreon, and I’ll let you know!

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So you know that skein of really variegated sock yarn? The one you couldn’t resist in the shop? But it turned out to be a bit more energetic than you expected and you’ve been wondering what to do with ever since?

Yeah, this is what you do with it!

By pairing a lovely vibrant sock yarn (don’t kid me, you’ve got one in your stash) with a rather more subdued DK or sport weight yarn (I suspect you’ve got one of those too), you can work magic.

You don’t need a huge amount of either yarn (175 yards or less of each yarn will make the hat, and 75 yards or less of each will make the cuffs), so it’s a fantastic stash buster. And while you’re technically working with two yarns, you only ever use one in any given row, so it’s perfect if you’re a bit scared of proper colorwork (I know I am).

The pattern includes the directions for both the hat and the cuffs. Each piece is written in four sizes (an 88, 96, 104, & 112-stitch cast on for the hat, and a 24, 28, 32, & 36-stitch cast on for the cuffs), and you should feel free to adjust your gauge a bit to fine tune the fit of the pieces. Just be sure that you’re working at a gauge that gives you a fabric you like with your chosen yarn!

I recommend working at something around 4.5, 5, 5.5, or 6 stitches per inch, and I’ve included a table to help you figure out what gauge you’ll want to use for your size. With that range of sizes and gauges, the hat will fit a head between 19 and 25.5 inches (with lots of points in between) and the cuffs will fit a wrist between 5.25 and 9.75 inches (again, with lots of points in between).