You Will Need
Yarn
Lamb’s Pride Bulky by Brown Sheep Company (wool/mohair, 125 yd/113 g)
- 1 skein color #M28 (wine red) — A
- 1 skein color #M34 (Victorian pink) — B
Knitting Needles
- 5 mm and 6.5 mm circular needles
- Set of 6.5 mm double-pointed needles
Notions
- Stitch marker
Two-Color Hat with Elongated Stitch Pattern
Vanessa Bell, a famous needleworker, would have grabbed her knitting needles at once to make this pretty hat. The two-color pattern is quite simple to work.
Sizes
М (L)
Finished Measurements
Head circumference 52(55) cm
Gauge
14 sts and 20 rounds = 10 x 10 cm (stockinette st, 6.5 mm needles).
Notes
1. When changing colors, bring the new strand up from under the carried strand to avoid holes. 2. Carry the unused strand along the wrong side of the work.
Abbreviations Used
Increase 1 st: knit 1 into the front and back of the same stitch.
Elongated Stitch Pattern
(worked over a multiple of 4 sts)
- Rounds 1–3: with A, *k3, slip 1 st purlwise; repeat from * around.
- Round 4: with A, knit.
- Rounds 5–7: with B, *k3, slip 1 st purlwise; repeat from * around.
- Round 8: with B, knit. Repeat rounds 1–8.
Two-Color Rib
(worked over a multiple of 2 sts)
Round 1: *with B k1, with A p1; repeat from * around. Repeat round 1.
HAT
Crown
With A and double-pointed needles, cast on 12 sts, leaving a long tail for sewing. Distribute stitches over 3 needles. Join to work in the round, placing a marker at the start of the round.
- Round 1: knit.
- Round 2: increase 1 st; repeat from * around — 4 sts on needles.
- Rounds 3–5: knit. Note: switch to 6.5 mm circular needles.
- Round 6: repeat round 2 — 48 sts on needles.
- Rounds 7–10: knit.
- Round 11: *k3, increase 1 st; repeat from * around — 60 sts on needles.
- Rounds 12–16: knit.
- Round 17: *k4, increase 1 st; repeat from * around — 72 sts on needles.
- Rounds 18–20: knit.
For Size L Only
- Round 21: *k8, increase 1 st; repeat from * around — 80 sts on needles.
- Round 22: knit.
For Both Sizes — Turning Line Between Crown and Body
Purl 3 rounds.
Body
With B, knit the following round. Repeat rounds 1–8 of the elongated stitch pattern 4 times.
Cuff
Turn the hat to the wrong side. Switch to 5 mm circular needles.
- Round 1: (k2, increase 1 st) x 24 (26), k0(2) — 96 (106) sts on needles.
Work 4 rounds in two-color rib. Bind off.
Finishing
Thread the cast-on tail onto a tapestry needle. Pull the yarn through the crown stitches. Draw up the stitches and fasten the yarn. Fold the cuff to the right side.
