Journey

Journey features a 4-color fair isle pattern and is quick and easy to knit. It’s a perfect hat for beginners and a great way to get rid of some of your leftovers. Works pretty well as a gift or a small in-between project. The instructions available are for either a beanie or a slouchy version.

SIZES:

Circumference at the brim:

XS – 42 cm/16 ½ in

S – 46 cm/18 in

M – 50 cm/19 ¾ in

L – 54 cm/21 ¼ in

Length:

Beanie (Sample 1/pink) – 21 cm/8 ¼ in for all sizes

Slouchy (Sample 2/blue) – 26 cm/10 ¼ in for all sizes

Samples are shown in size S on a 53.5 cm/21 in circumference head.

NEEDLES:

4 mm/US 6 circular needle (40 cm/16 in) or dpn´s for brim

4.5 mm/US 7 circular needle (40 cm/16 in) or dpn´s for body

4.5 mm/US 7 long circular needle to knit the crown with the magic loop method or dpn´s.

GAUGE:

20 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm/4 in on smaller needle in ribbing pattern worked in the round (blocked and unstreched).

19 sts and 26 rows = 10 cm/4 in on larger needle in Stockinette worked in the round (blocked).

YARN:

De Rerum Natura Gilliatt

(100% Merino; 250 m (273 yds)/100 g) or any other worsted weight yarn that gives you the correct gauge.

Sample 1 shown in colorways Goeland (MC), Sel (CC1), Quarz (CC2) and Granit (CC3). Sample 2 shown in colorways Granit (MC), Goeland (CC1), Fusain (CC2) and Ciel (CC3).

YARDAGE:

Beanie:

MC: approx. 73 (82, 91, 100) m/80 (90, 100, 109) yds;

CC1: approx. 14 (16, 18, 20) m/15 (17, 20, 22) yds;

CC2: approx. 14 (16, 18, 20) m/15 (17, 20, 22) yds;

CC3: approx. 10 (11, 12, 13) m/11 (12, 13, 14) yds.

Slouchy:

MC: approx. 108 (125, 142, 161) m/118 (137, 155, 176) yds;

CC1: approx. 18 (21, 24, 27) m/20 (23, 26, 30) yds;

CC2: approx. 14 (16, 18, 20) m/15 (17, 20, 22) yds;

CC3: approx. 10 (11, 12, 14) m/11 (12, 13, 15) yds.

OTHERS:

Tapestry needle

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