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Gleði
Colourwork hat with trees and snowflake crown
£6.00
- Aran weight yarn
- Also available in Knitworthy 5
- Also available on Ravelry
A slightly slouchy beanie that combines patterns inspired by Nordic round yoked sweaters and the crowns of fair isle tams.
The bold design around the bottom is worked using three colours at once — I promise it is completely worth the hassle, and a small project like a hat is a great way to practice a challenging technique. The use of negative space highlights the trees, and features a fun way of managing long floats invisibly. This technique, called ladderback jacquard is more commonly found in machine knitting, and essentially creates a free-floating chain of stitches in the pattern colour behind the background colour.
Details
Skills for knitting this project
Build your skills by following the links to our clear step-by-step tutorials.
- knitting, purling
- casting on
- ssk decreases
- k2tog decreases
- working in the round
- working small circumferences in the round
- colourwork (using a chart)
Gauge
28 sts and 32 rnds = 4" / 10cm in colourwork in the rnd using larger needle
Sizing
Three sizes available.
Finished circumference: 17¼[19, 20¾]“ / 43[47.5, 52]cm Finished length: 8½” / 22cm
Stranded Colourwork Basics course
Learn more
Learn all of the skills you need to make Gleði with our beginner colourwork course. The Stranded Colourwork Basics course is a 4 week self-guided online knitting course, with continued access to the course so that you can return to each chapter for a refresher, again and again, whenever you need.
Supplies
Yarn
Fingering / 4ply weight yarn with good memory. Wool or wool blends are ideal.
Shown in Tukuwool Fingering (100%
Finnish wool, 213 yds / 195m, 50g) in
C1: H32 Nila
C2: H26 Kajo
C3: 02 Humu
Needles and notions
US 5 / 3.75mm 16" / 40cm circular and dpns or preferred needles for working small circumferences in the rnd
US 2½ / 3mm 16" / 40cm circular
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