Cornish Sun hat pattern PDF
Cornish Sun is a cozy, chunky colourwork hat that knits up in no time: one night, one hat!
It is worked in the round from the brim to the crown and features easy stranded colourwork where only 2 of the 4 colours are used at a time.
The pattern offers guidance for 3 different colour combinations so that you can make the most of the 4 skeins required to achieve the colourwork.
Your holiday season knitting is sorted!
Pattern includes colourwork charts and full written instructions for all 3 options of colourwork.
YARN
Blacker Yarns, Cove Chunky, 100% British wool (7% Merino, 36% Norfolk Horn, 36% Shetland, 21% Blue-Faced Leicester), 101 m / 110 yds / 100 g.
C1: Mordon (turquoise) 1 skein
C2: Steren (teal) 1 skein
C3: Ebron (pale blue) 1 skein
C4: Towan (deep gold) 1 skein
In all 3 options, C2 and C3 can be fairly close colourways, but make sure C1 and C4 contrast against each other and against C2 and C3.
Option 1 requires
C1: Mordon (turquoise) 50 m / 55 yds
C2: Steren (teal) 30 m / 33 yds
C3: Ebron (pale blue) 12 m / 13 yds
C4: Towan (deep gold) 20 m / 22 yds
Option 2 requires
C1: Mordon (turquoise) 30 m / 33 yds
C2: Steren (teal) 50 m / 55 yds
C3: Ebron (pale blue) 12 m / 13 yds
C4: Towan (deep gold) 20 m / 22 yds
Option 3 requires
C1: Mordon (turquoise) 12 m / 13 yds
C2: Steren (teal) 20 m / 22 yds
C3: Ebron (pale blue) 30 m / 33 yds
C4: Towan (deep gold) 50 m / 55 yds
NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
6.5 mm / US 10.5 circular needles, or size required to obtain gauge. A 40 cm / 16 in to 60 cm / 24 in cable length is recommended.
6 mm / US 10 circular needles
1 marker, tapestry needle
GAUGE
13 sts x 14 rows = 10 cm / 4 in over colourwork after blocking
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
25 cm / 10 in from brim to top
56 cm / 22 in circumference above ribbing