THE PHOEBE HAT

Meet Phoebe. A delightfully quirky winter hat you’ll want to knit again and again. Light as air, soft as a kitten, and feminine in a street-smart kind of way, Phoebe is an utterly addictive knitting project that works up surprisingly quickly with simple stranded colour work. I enjoyed knitting the first one so much I immediately cast on another…you know, just in case Phoebe’s twin stops by ;)

F.R.I.E.N.D.S 2.0: All 10 hats from this collection have been added to my “projects” page and updated with new yarns and/or expanded details on customization. Link via main photo.


ERRATA (09/02/20)
The following line was omitted from the original pattern; to be executed after chart, before crown decreases. SHIFT BOR: Remove BOR marker. K1 stitch (CC1). Replace BOR marker.*

Finished Measurements
8.25” (21 cm) length x 8.5” (21.5 cm) width / 17” (43 cm) circumference; un-stretched.
To fit approx. 22” (56 cm) head circumference—average adult female.

Yarn
Blue Sky Fibers Techno (68% Alpaca, 22% Silk, 10% Merino Wool; 119 yards / 109 meters / 50 grams):
MC: 1 skein in shade #1970 “Fame”.
Sample used ~ 85 yards / 80 meters / 35 grams.
CC1: 1 skein in shade #1974 “Smoke” for darker version or #1971 “Metro Silver” for lighter version.
Sample used ~ 50 yards / 45 meters / 20 grams.
CC2: (optional; used only for cast-on edge—MC may be used instead) Small amount of shade #1986 “Mood Ring”.
Sample used ~ 5 yards / 4.5 meters / 2 grams.

Needles
One 16” (40 cm) circular needle size US 8 (5.0 mm).
One 16” (40 cm) circular needle size US 10.5 (6.5 mm)
One set of four double-pointed needles size US 10.5 (6.5 mm).

Gauge
21 stitches & 18 rounds = 4” (10 cm) in Chart/Pattern, using larger circular needle; un-stretched.

NOTE: to help you substitute yarns and swatch more easily, I worked up a Stockinette Stitch swatch using US 9 (5.5mm) straight needles: 16 sts and 20 rows = 4” (10 cm). Hope this helps!