Queen Elizabeth's Hat by Kathleen Rinks

Queen Elizabeth's Hat

Knitting
May 2014
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
US 11 - 8.0 mm
160 - 200 yards (146 - 183 m)
Child's Small up to Adult Large
English
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Emulate the Grande Dame of Britain with this classic hat.

Choose a flat or rounded brim.

Pattern includes unisex sizing from a Child’s Small up to Adult X-Large.

You will be knitting with two strands of yarn throughout.

For a pronounced halo effect, a Mohair lace-weight like Rowan Kid Silk Haze works best.

Models knit with one strand of feltable wool yarn and one strand of a luxury lace weight yarn.

For a thicker hat, use a chunky yarn instead of worsted-weight.

For quicker and more complete felting, use a roving style yarn such as Patons Classic Roving.

Add bling with Patons Lace yarn with Sequins.

Suggested yarns:
Patons Classic Worsted wool
Patons Classic Roving
Plymouth Galway Worsted
Plymouth Galway Chunky

combined with

Patons Lace or Sequin Lace Mohair/Acrylic blend
Kraemer “Fountain Hill” Mohair/Acrylic blend
Plymouth Kid Gloss
Rowan Kid Silk