Rainfall by Alex Richards

Rainfall

Knitting
June 2018
DK (11 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in (k2, p2) ribbing, blocked
US 6 - 4.0 mm
224 yards (205 m)
to fit 20-22” (51 - 56 cm) circumference head; height: 10.5" (26.5 cm); circumference (unstretched): 18" (45.5 cm)
English
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There’s something so lovely about the rain. The gentle sound of an evening shower is the most comforting sound while you’re safe and warm indoors. This hat was inspired by the delicate, meandering tracks the rain paints across a window as it falls. It’s also the perfect project to curl up on the couch with as you wait for the rain shower to pass. A simple but dramatic stitch pattern that’s so easy to memorize and uncomplicated decreases result in the perfect casual, slouchy hat that will be finished by the time the sun comes out again.

Needles: US 6 (4 mm) 16” (40 cm) circular needles and DPNs (or circular needles long enough for magic loop), or size needed to obtain gauge

Yarn: 224 yards (205 metres), 85 g DK weight yarn
Sample shown in Dye For Ewe Ease DK, (100% Superwash merino wool, 290 yards 265 metres, 110 g) x 1 skein in Activated Charcoal

Notions: tapestry needle, stitch marker, cable needle

Gauge: 26 stitches x 32 rounds = 4” (10 cm), over (k2, p2) ribbing, blocked