Getting two for one is always a great deal! On one side this hat is as simple as it gets - it's my Basic Hat. Turn it inside out, and you have a dainty lace hat on a solid background. The bonus? Two layers of wool make it amazingly warm!
Materials:
- 2 balls Elann.com Peruvian Highland Bulky in shade 0500 Black, or about 110 yards of bulky yarn of your choice
- 16 inch size 10 US (6 mm) circular needle
- 1 set size 10 US (6 mm) double-pointed needles, or long circular for magic loop
- 1 ball Elann.com Peruvian Baby Cashmere in shade 0100 Parchment, or about 80 yards of fingering weight yarn of your choice
- stitch marker
- 16 inch size 3 US (3.25 mm) circular needle
- 1 set size 3 US (3.25 mm) double-pointed needles, or long circular for magic loop
- Scissors, tape measure, yarn needle
Gauge:
Basic Hat: 3.5 stitches to 1 inch in Stockinette Stitch in the round.
Lace Hat: About 6 stitches to 1 inch in Spider Lace pattern - gauge is not crucial, as lace will stretch to fit the shape of the Basic Hat.
Size:
Finished hat circumference is 20 inches, which will fit most adults
Sample knit by Eileen Casey
Knit the Hat:
- First, make the Basic Hat in bulky yarn.
- Turn hat inside out, and on wrong side, using the lace weight yarn and size 3 circular needle, pick up stitches in the purl "bumps" along first round after ribbing. Pick up 3 stitches in every 2 of the bulky, that is, pick up 1 in first stitch (lower bump), pick up 2 in next stitch (lower and adjacent upper bump), pick up 1 in next stitch (lower bump), etc. You will have 108 stitches.