Snake's Heid
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- Craft: Knitting
- Category: Beanie, Toque
- Suggested yarn: Blacker Yarns North Ronaldsay Aran or Blacker Yarns Tamar DK or Blacker Yarns Lyonesse 4-ply
- Yarn weight: Aran / 10 ply (8 wpi), DK / 8 ply (11 wpi), Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi)
- Gauge: Fingering/4ply: 24 sts and 36 rows = 10 cm (4”) in pattern stitch on 3 mm needles. DK: 18 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm (4”) in pattern stitch on 4 mm needles. Aran/Worsted: 16 sts and 21 rows = 10 cm (4”) in pattern stitch on 5 mm needles, All gauges measured in cable pattern knit in the round and washed and blocked.
- Needle size: For the Fingering/4ply version: 2.5 mm [US size 1.5], 3 mm [UK/Can size 11, US size 2.5]. For the DK version: 3.5 mm [US size 4], 4 mm [UK/Can size 8, US size 6]. For the Aran/Worsted version: 4.5 mm [UK/Can size 7, US size 7]. 5 mm [UK/Can size 6, US size 8].
- Yardage: 140 - 348 m (153 - 381 yards )
- Sizes available: Teen, small adult, large adult
Three yarn weights are suggested, with instructions given for each weight. There are three charts, one for each weight - the crown is the same for each weight of yarn, the sinuous cable design differs.
The hat can be knit in either a close-fitting beanie style, or as a longer drapey slouch.
Approximate metreage required for each weight: Fingering/4ply: max 348m
DK: max 220m
Aran: max 140m
Finished sizes:
To fit a wide range of sizes, depending upon the weight of yarn used and the number of repeats selected.
Fingering/4ply: to fit head circumferences 53 cm (58 cm, 64 cm) / approx. 21” (22 ¾”, 25”).
DK: to fit head circumferences 46 cm (54 cm, 62 cm) / approx. 18” (21 ¼”, 24 ½”).
Aran/Worsted: to fit head circumferences 53 cm (61 cm) / approx. 21” (24”).
The gallery shows a sample of each weight: the green sample is Fingering/4ply, the pink sample is DK, and the stone sample is Aran.