Corina Newsome cardinal muffatees & hat pattern

This is a pattern for a pair of knitted muffatees and matching hat worked from the bottom up and in the round, using the stranded colourwork technique.

yarn:

Jumper Weight by 5 Sisters Farm; Fine Fingering; 100% Shetland 237yds (215m) / 50g / 2oz

approximate yarn amounts:

Muffatees

colour A (Coleus, ‘Cole’ for short) - 25 (28, 30, 32) g; 118 (132, 143, 152) yds / 108 (121, 131, 139) m

colour B (Coral) - 10 (11, 12, 13) g; 48 (53, 57, 62) yds / 44 (49, 53, 57) m

Hat

colour A (Coleus) - 30g; 143yds / 131m

colour B (Coral) - 14g; 67yds / 61m

needles:

Muffatees

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

Hat

2.5mm (us no 1.5) circular needles

3.0mm (us no 2.5) circular needles

gauge:

Muffatees

34 (32, 30, 28) sts x 34 (32, 30, 28) rows = 4in/10cm measured over stranded stockinette on 2.25 (2.5, 2.75, 3.0) mm needles (finished size determined by needles/gauge)

Hat

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

approximate finished size:

Muffatees

circumference - 6.5 (7, 7.5, 8) in / 16.5 (18, 19, 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