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FAIR ISLE HAT
YOUWILLNEED
QRowanFeltedTweedDK
(50%wool,25%alpaca,
25%viscose,50g/175m)
1 ballofeach:
YarnAZinnia(198)
YarnBBottleGreen(207)
YarnCEden(209)
QA pairof3.25mmneedles
QA pairof4mmneedles
QPompommaker
TENSION
24 stsand 28 rowstomeasure
10x10cm(4x4in)overFairIsle
patternusing4mmneedles
MEASUREMENTS
Tofitheadcircumference
47 ( 53 : 59 )cm, 18 ( 20 : 23 )in
Actualheadcircumference
41 ( 47 : 54 )cm, 16 ( 18 : 21 )in
FAIRISLEHAT
Caston 98 ( 114 : 130 ) stsusing3.25mmneedlesand Yarn A.
Row 1 (RS)*K2,P2;repfrom* tolast2 sts, K2.
Row 2 P2,*K2,P2;repfrom* toend.
Thelast2 rowsformrib.Repthese2 rowsuntilworkmeasures
10cm measured from the cast-on edge and ending with a WS row.
Changeto4mmneedlesandYarnB.
ContinFairIslepatternfromChart,usingYarnBandYarnC,
repeatingthe8-stpatt 12 ( 14 : 16 ) timesacrosstherow.
Complete Rows 1 to 36 then break off Yarn B and cont in Yarn C
only.
Workanother0 ( 2 : 6 ) rows straight in st st in Yarn C, ending with a
WSrow.
SHAPECROWN
WorkcrowndecsinYarnC.
Row 1 (RS) K4, *k2tog, K6; rep from * to last 6 sts, k2tog, K4.
[86( 100 : 114 ) sts]
Row 2 andallWSrowsPurl.
Row 3 K4,*k2tog,K5; rep from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, K3.
[74( 86 : 98 ) sts]
Row 5 K3,*k2tog,K4; rep from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, K3.
[62( 72 : 82 ) sts]
Row 7 K3,*k2tog,K3; rep from * to last 4 sts, k2tog, K2.
[50( 58 : 66 ) sts]
Row 9 K2,*k2tog,K2; rep from * to last 4 sts, k2tog, K2.
[38( 44 : 50 ) sts]
Row 11 K1,*k2tog,K1;repfrom* tolastst, K1. [26( 30 : 34 ) sts]
Row 12 (P2tog)toend.[13( 15 : 17 ) sts]
Threadthetailthrough the rem sts and pull tight.
MAKINGUP
SeamdownbackofHat,reversingstitchingforthebottomhalfof
thefoldoverribsection.Makea pompominYarnA andattachto
top of the Hat. See ball band for further care instructions.
TAKE ON A CHALLENGE
Lengthfromtopofcrowntobrim
22 ( 23 : 24 )cm, 8 ( 9 : 9 )in
ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list see page 95
WHERETOBUY
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CHART
KEY
HOWTOUSE
OURCHARTS
Startatthebottomright-hand
corner.Readrightsiderowsfrom
righttoleftandwrongsiderows
fromlefttoright.A rowofsquares
represents a row of knitting.
1 Thesestepsshowwhathappensto
theyarnyoucarryoveronthewrong
sideofthework.Worka stitchinthe
firstcolourasusual.Tochange
colour,twistthetwoyarnstogether
before working the next stitch.
2 Workthenextstitchinthenew
colourasnormal.Whenworking
alternatingstitchesoftwocolours,
tryandkeepaneventensionand do
not pull the yarn too tight.
3 Changebacktotheoriginal
colour,notforgettingtotwistthe
twoyarnstogether before you work
the stitch.
4 A completedrowshowstheyarn
‘floats’carriedacrossthebackof
thework.If youalwayskeepthe
floatsofonecolourabovetheother
colour, your work will look neater.
STEP-BY-STEP HOW TO KNIT FAIR ISLE