Elderflower Hat
The Elderflower Hat is designed to showcase the gorgeous stitch definition and the round, springy quality of Magpie Fiber's new Quartet Worsted SW yarn.
This hat stretches beautifully when worn fitted, and the lines of the cable pattern are strong and distinct, leading into a really interesting crown pattern. I did not add a pom to this design so you can see the detail.
On the sample as worn, I left a little hole at top, and on my second sample (yep, I knit two!) I closed the center crown tightly. I like how it looks either way.
Cables are both written and charted. Notes are in the pattern for altering depth or adding width of the hat.
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Yarn: Magpie Fibers Quartet Worsted (100% superfine SW Merino wool, 210yds/192m per 100g skein). Shown in the color Magpie.
If substituting yarn, use a worsted weight wool with some memory in a solid, semi-solid, heather, or tweed. Another worsted spun merino such as Quartet is likely to have the springy, round quality that defines these cables so well. Choose a color that will allow the pattern to show up when knit. Swatch in both ribbing and cable pattern to ensure you are getting both gauge and stitch definition and to be sure you like the fabric your yarn creates.
Gauge: 28sts/28rounds per 4”/10cm in cable pattern on larger needles and in ribbing on smaller needles
Needles: US#6/4mm needles for brim, US#7/4.5mm needles for body of hat.
Sizes:
16(20)”/40.75(50.75)cm circumference laid flat. Hat will stretch easily to fit a larger head.
8(8.5)”/20.25 (21.5)cm deep to center crown.
Yardage:
180(210)yds
160(192)m