Kismet Hat

The Kismet Hat features the same colourwork pattern as the Kismet sweater, which was the fifth design of my Ffrench Collection. Kismet is full of small repeating patterns of music (called ostinati) that dance and flow around each other. This design explores these ideas through the use of both pattern and colour.

CONSTRUCTION

The hat is worked bottom-up, in the round. The accessory starts with half-twisted ribbing, before progressing to two-colour stranded colourwork through the main section of the hat. Decreases are worked into the upper third of the hat to shape the crown.

For sizes 3-9, there are two options for hat height: snug and slouched.

SIZING GUIDE

The accessory is written in sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) to fit all ages. Roughly speaking, the sizes have been graded to fit actual head circumferences of 16 (17, 18, 19, 20) (21, 22, 23, 24)” / 40 (42.5, 45, 47.5, 50) (52.5, 55, 57.5, 60) cm but the sizes are flexible; choose a size with more negative ease for a tighter fit or choose a size with less negative ease at the headband (and even positive ease at the colourwork) for a more slouched fit.

Finished Hat Circumference: 15.25 (16.25, 17.5, 18.5, 19.75) (20.75, 21.75, 23, 24)“ / 38 (41, 43.5, 46.5, 49) (52, 54.5, 57.5, 60) cm.

GAUGE

Using 4 mm / US size 6 needles, or needle size required to meet gauge, 22 stitches over 26 rounds in both stockinette stitch and colourwork, wet blocked, creates a 4x4” / 10x10 cm square.

Headband circumferences assume you are working 6 sts per 1” / 2.5 cm.

YARN

The samples have been worked using fingering-weight yarns held double.

Gauge can also be achieved working with DK weight yarns.

FINGERING / SOCK WEIGHT YARDAGE (includes ~10% excess)

Yardages assume 400 m / 438 yds per 100 g

Colour 1:

71 (76, 94, 100, 106) (112, 118, 123, 129) metres

77 (83, 103, 109, 116) (122, 129, 135, 142) yards

18 (19, 24, 25, 26) (28, 29, 31, 32) grams

Colour 2:

16 (18, 32, 34, 36) (38, 40, 60, 63) metres

18 (19, 35, 37, 40) (42, 44, 66, 69) yards

4 (4, 8, 9, 9) (10, 10, 15, 16) grams

Colour 3:

33 (35, 38, 40, 42) (45, 47, 88, 92) metres

36 (39, 41, 44, 46) (49, 51, 96, 101) yards

8 (9, 9, 10, 11) (11, 12, 22, 23) grams

Colour 4:

53 (57, 93, 107, 113) (129, 135, 174, 183) metres

58 (62, 102, 117, 124) (141, 148, 191, 200) yards

13 (14, 23, 27, 28) (32, 34, 44, 46) grams

DK WEIGHT YARDAGE (includes ~10% excess)

Yardages assume 250 m / 274 yds per 100 g

Colour 1:

35 (38, 47, 50, 53) (56, 59, 62, 65) metres

39 (41, 51, 55, 58) (61, 64, 68, 71) yards

14 (15, 19, 20, 21) (22, 24, 25, 26) grams

Colour 2:

8 (9, 16, 17, 18) (19, 20, 30, 31) metres

9 (10, 18, 19, 20) (21, 22, 33, 34) yards

3 (4, 6, 7, 7) (8, 8, 12, 13) grams

Colour 3:

16 (18, 19, 20, 21) (22, 24, 44, 46) metres

18 (19, 21, 22, 23) (24, 26, 48, 51) yards

7 (7, 8, 8, 8) (9, 9, 18, 18) grams

Colour 4:

27 (28, 46, 53, 57) (64, 68, 87, 91) metres

29 (31, 51, 58, 62) (70, 74, 95, 100) yards

11 (11, 19, 21, 23) (26, 27, 35, 37) grams

Yardages assume the slouched hat is worked; standard hat yardages will be slightly lower.

TOOLS & NOTIONS

4 mm / US size 6 circular needles (or needle size required to meet gauge)

3.25 mm / US size 3 circular needles (or needle size 1-3 sizes smaller than gauge needle)

1 marker

tapestry needle to weave in ends

SKILLS REQUIRED

-long tail cast on

-joining and working in the round

-working half-twisted ribbing

-reading colourwork charts

-working stranded colourwork with two colours

-decreasing using K2tog and SSK