Querrine
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Suggested yarn: Fingering weight + laceweight held together OR one strand of sportweight held singly
Shown in Murky Depths Deep Sock (80% superwash merino/20% nylon; 400 yds./366 m per 3.5 oz./100 skein) in It's Complicated held together with Murky Depths Mirage (72% mohair/28% silk; 459 yds./420 m per 1.76 oz./50 g skein) in Anis
Gauge: 24 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches in stitch pattern in the round (on larger needles)
Needle size: US 4 (3.5 mm) and US 2 (2.75 mm)
Yardage: 220-335 yards (201-306 m)
Sizes available: To fit head circumference of 20 (22, 24) in./ 51 (56, 61) cm
There’s a reason why there are so many patterns in recent months that use a lace weight mohair/silk yarn carried along with another strand: It creates the most beautiful halo and adds warmth without adding bulk. In Querrine, it compliments a stitch pattern that looks like lace but isn’t by filling in the gaps and adding that oh-so-soft fuzz to the fabric.
Querrine is designed with about 3-4 in./7.5-10 cm negative ease because the stitch pattern is so stretchy, with the added bonus of a double-thick hemmed brim that keeps your ears warm and keeps the hat firmly on your head. If you aren’t a fan of the mohair halo or can’t tolerate it, the pattern works just as nicely in a single strand of sport weight yarn (the orange/blue/tan sample shown in the photos was knit from a single strand of sport weight merino handspun).
To knit this pattern, you need to know how to:
This pattern has been professionally tech edited.
Shown in Murky Depths Deep Sock (80% superwash merino/20% nylon; 400 yds./366 m per 3.5 oz./100 skein) in It's Complicated held together with Murky Depths Mirage (72% mohair/28% silk; 459 yds./420 m per 1.76 oz./50 g skein) in Anis
Gauge: 24 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches in stitch pattern in the round (on larger needles)
Needle size: US 4 (3.5 mm) and US 2 (2.75 mm)
Yardage: 220-335 yards (201-306 m)
Sizes available: To fit head circumference of 20 (22, 24) in./ 51 (56, 61) cm
There’s a reason why there are so many patterns in recent months that use a lace weight mohair/silk yarn carried along with another strand: It creates the most beautiful halo and adds warmth without adding bulk. In Querrine, it compliments a stitch pattern that looks like lace but isn’t by filling in the gaps and adding that oh-so-soft fuzz to the fabric.
Querrine is designed with about 3-4 in./7.5-10 cm negative ease because the stitch pattern is so stretchy, with the added bonus of a double-thick hemmed brim that keeps your ears warm and keeps the hat firmly on your head. If you aren’t a fan of the mohair halo or can’t tolerate it, the pattern works just as nicely in a single strand of sport weight yarn (the orange/blue/tan sample shown in the photos was knit from a single strand of sport weight merino handspun).
To knit this pattern, you need to know how to:
- knit and purl in the round,
- work single (k2tog) and double (CDD) decreases,
- increase via m1 increases, and
- work a pattern stitch using a chart or written instructions.
This pattern has been professionally tech edited.