Jessica Hutchings gloves & hat knit pattern

This is a pattern for a pair of gloves and matching hat worked in the round and from the cuff up using the stranded colourwork technique.

Find yarn or a full kit (including pattern) at 5 Sisters Farm (kits coming soon).

yarn:

Jumper Weight by 5 Sisters Farm; Light Fingering; 100% Shetland 250yds (228m) / 50g / 2oz

approximate yarn amounts:

Gloves (Hat)

colour A (Apple; dark grey) - 25g (20g)

colour B (Poppy; med grey) - 15g (12g)

colour C (Plum or Linden; black/brown) - 10g (15g)

colour D (Bramble, light grey/white) - 15g (10g)

colour E (Coral, any accent colour) - 5g (5g)

needles: choose below for gloves / 2.25 & 2.5 mm for hat

2.0mm (us no 0) DPNs 6in/15cm; set of 5

2.25mm (us no 1) DPNs 6in/15cm; set of 5

2.5mm (us no 1.5) DPNs 6in/15cm; set of 5

2.75mm (us no 2) DPNs 6in/15cm; set of 5

3.0mm (us no 2.5) DPNs 6in/15cm; set of 5

gauge:

Some knitters work stranded and single-coloured at different gauges. Change needles, as needed, to keep gauge the same throughout.

Gloves

36 (34, 32, 30) sts x 36 (34, 32, 30) rows = 4in/10cm measured over stranded stockinette on 2.25 (2.5, 2.75, 3.0) mm needles

Hat

34 sts x 34 rows = 4in/10cm measured over stranded stockinette on 2.5mm needles

approximate finished size:

Gloves

knuckle circumference - 6.75 (7.25, 7.75, 8) in / 17.5 (18.5, 19.5, 20.5) cm

Hat

one size fits many 21-25 in/53cm-63.5 cm head

additional tools:

needle to weave in ends, waste yarn/stitch holder