Ascleit Hat

I love the amazing variety of gradient yarn sets, with their gradual colour changes, and am like a magpie when I see them. But then I’m never that sure what to do with them when I get them home (other that put them on a shelf to look pretty). The woven simplicity of Linen Stitch, and alternating with a neutral yarn allows the colour shifts to shine without being overwhelming.

Ascleit is a slouchy hat, designed to complement the Ascleit Cowl, with the colour patterning reversed. There is great potential for using up oddments of yarn, or playing with some of the many fantastic sets of mini-skeins on the market at the moment.

Sizes

To fit: Newborn (Baby, Toddler, Child, Adult, Lg adult)

Finished Circumference: 33.5 (38.5, 43.5, 48.5, 53.5, 58.5) cm / 13.5 (15.5, 17.5, 19.5, 21.5, 23.5) in.

Finished Depth: 16.5 (19, 21.5, 24.5, 28, 31.5) cm / 6.5 (7.5, 8.5, 9.75, 11, 12.5) in.

Shown in size Adult, with 0.5 in negative ease.

Yarn

The Knitting Goddess, Britsock, 40% British BFL, 20% British Wensleydale, 20% British Alpaca and 20% nylon, 100g = 400m / 437yds.

MC – Semi-Solid Silver.

CC – Take 5 Gradient Set – Shaded Electric Blues. This set consists of 5 x 20g mini-skeins that vary from dark navy to electric blue.

Or substitute with:

MC – 50 (60, 70, 90, 120, 140) m / 50 (70, 80, 100, 130, 150) yds neutral or solid coloured yarn with a similar weight and fibre content to the CC yarn.

CC – 60 (80, 110, 140, 170, 210) m / 70 (90, 120, 150, 190, 230) yds 4ply mini-skeins or gradient yarn.

Tension

28 sts and 62 rows = 10 cm / 4 in in Linen st using larger needles

Needles

3.5mm / US4 DPNs or circular needles

2.5mm / US1.5 DPNs or circular needles

£3.50

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