Lifeline Hat - English Version - PDF
The Lifeline Hat is an easy and graphic colorwork hat knit from brim to top on circular or double pointed needles. The border is doubled so it's warmer on the ears. You can make it either in fingering weight yarn ou DK. The idea behind this pattern is to use leftovers or single skeins from our stash. It is accessible to beginners as some testers never had knitted a hat or colorwork before.
FINGERING VERSION :
Needles : 2 pairs of 3mm (US #2.5) for brim - 3,5mm (US #4) for body - on a 40cm cable and, for decreases, 100cm cable or double pointed needles according to your favorite method.
Notions : 12 stitch markers, (one being different to show the beginning of the row), 3mm (US 2.5) hook, a few meters of leftover yarn of the same thickness, darning needle, scissors
Gauge (with larger needles and after blocking) : 28s x 32 rows = 10cm / 4" in colorwork
Sizes :
- 1 (48cm / 19") for a head circumference of 52-54cm / 20,5 - 21,5"
- 2 (51cm / 20,5") for a head circumference of 56-60cm / 22 - 23,5"
- Height: 22cm / 8,6"
Fingering-type yarn : MC : +/-50g (200m - 220 yds) - CC : +/-10g (50m - 55 yds).
Sample is size 1 and was knit using ByNight Twinkle cachou-cochenille (MC) and cachou (CC).
DK VERSION:
Needles : 2 pairs of 3,5mm (US #4) for brim - 4mm (US #6) for body - on a 40cm cable and, for decreases, 100cm cable or double pointed needles according to your favorite method
Notions : 12 stitch markers, (one being different to show the beginning of the row), 3,5mm (US #4) hook, a few meters of leftover yarn of the same thickness, darning needle, scissors
Gauge (with larger needles and after blocking) : 22s x 28 rows = 10cm / 4" in colorwork
Sizes :
- 1(50cm / 19,5") for a head circumference of 52 - 58cm / 20,5 - 23"
- 2 (53cm / 21") for a head circumference of 56 - 62cm / 22 - 24,5"
- Height: 23cm / 9"
DK yarn : MC : 60g (150m - 165 yds) - C 1: +/- 20g (40m - 44 yds).
Sample is size 1 and was knit using Rosa Pomar Brusca (MP) and ByNight Supernova & Halo OakTree held together (CC).