Melrose Hat – Project Kit
Melrose Hat – Project Kit
Knit in our decadent cashmere and yak yarn, this classic hat is the one we know you’ll reach for, and we know you’ll want to knit more than one!
Each Melrose Hat Project Kit includes a digital pattern, delivered by email at the time of shipping.
See additional pattern information shown below photographs. Make a size and color selection to see its yarn photo.
Construction
Hat is worked circularly in one piece from above brim to crown, then stitches are picked up around brim to work braiding detail and ribbing.
Sizes
Small (Medium, Large)
18¼ (20¼, 22½)" / 46.5 (51.5, 57) cm circumference at widest; 8½ (9, 9½)" / 21.5 (23, 24) cm length
Fits 18-19, (20-21, 22-23)" / 45.5-48 (51-53.5, 56-58.5) cm head circumference
Samples shown are size Medium on models with 20½" / 54.5 cm head circumference
Yarn
Julie Hoover Studio Blend No.1
50% baby cashmere, 50% baby yak
149.8 yards / 137 meters per 50 g skein
1 (1, 2) skein(s)
122 (144, 164) yards / 112 (132, 150) meters
Samples shown in colors Slate Tweed and Laurel
Gauge
22 stitches & 31 rounds = 4" / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with Needle A, after blocking
Needle A
One 16" / 40 cm circular needle and 1 set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)
US 5 / 3.75 mm or size needed to obtain gauge listed
Needle B
One 16" / 40 cm circular needle two sizes smaller than Needle A
US 3 / 3.25 mm
Other Materials
4 stitch markers (one in a contrasting color), spare circular needle (size B or smaller), blunt tapestry needle, T-pins
Skill Level
2 of 5