'Igal

The ‘igal is a cord, usually black and made of goat’s hair, worn doubled to keep the ghutrah (a traditional Saudi men’s headdress) in place. This bucket or cloche hat, more feminine in nature, is knit in one piece, beginning with a provisional cast on, with a picot hem and doubled brim. The ‘igal in this design is knit in a contrast color and attached so that the entire piece is seamless.

Materials: approximately 100 (150, 225, 290, 320, 375) yards / 95 (140, 210, 270, 295, 345) meters sport weight yarn in Main Color (MC)

and 20 (25, 25, 30, 30, 35) yards / 20 (25, 25, 30, 30, 35) meters sport weight yarn in Contrast Color (CC)

sample knit with Malabrigo Arroyo (100% Superwash Merino) - (334 yards / 305 meters, 3.53 ounces / 100 grams per skein) in Matisse Blue (MC) and Sunset (CC) in Women’s Medium

Yarn weight: Sport (12 wpi)

Gauge: 24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in Stockinette, worked in the round and blocked

Needle Size: US 3 - 3.25 mm

US 2 - 2.75 mm

US 0 - 2.0 mm

Yardage: 120 - 410 yards (110 - 375 m)

Sizes Available: Infant (Toddler, Child/Teen, Women’s Small, Women’s Medium, Women’s Large)

Finished Measurements: approximately 14 (16, 18, 20, 22, 24) inches / 35.5 (40.5, 45.5, 51, 56, 61) cm finished circumference

Skills Required: Casting on provisionally, knitting in the round, increasing and decreasing, making I-Cord, and creatively manipulating your knitting.