Ultimate Hat
Meet Ultimate Hat... designed for my 2023 Ultimate Knitting cruise!
I adore designing projects when I adventure with knitters… I chose to design something small, portable, chock-full of learning, but in bite sized doses to allow for chillaxed cruise knitting. Since our cruise stops in the Shetland Islands with a visit to Laxdale Yarn, I knew their yarn just had to be part of the design!
The Ultimate Hat is knit from the top down in the round. It starts with a highly amusing starburst knit with Jamieson’s Ultra, a scrumptious laceweight that feels smooth as silk next to your skin. After the body of the hat is knit, you begin to work in the round inside out creating a thick and comfy traditional colorwork brim with 6-colors of Laxdale Yarn 2-ply Jumper. The decorative venting at the top is the perfect partner to the double layer at the brim.
MATERIALS
LY- 148 (188, 225, 253) yards [135 (172, 206, 231) meters] lace weight yarn
M1- 40 (45, 50, 55) yards [37 (41, 46, 50) meters] fingering weight yarn
M2, CC2, and CC3- 11 (13, 14, 15) yards [10 (12, 13, 14) meters] fingering weight yarn
M3 and CC1- 6 (7, 8, 9) yards [5 (6, 7, 8) meters] fingering weight yarn
Yarn I Used:
LY- Jamieson’s of Shetland, Ultra; (50% Shetland Wool, 50% Lambswool; 212 yd [194 m]/ 25 g); Mooskit
Fingering- Laxdale Yarn, 2-ply Jumper Weight (100% Shetland Wool); 98 yd [90 m]/ 25 g);
M1- Natural Moorit, M2- Heather, M3- Aqua,
CC1- Begonia, CC2- Lichen, CC3- Natural Fawn
One set US Size 3 [3.25 mm] double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
Ndl A- One US Size 3 [3.25 mm] 16” circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge
Ndl B- One circular needle a few sizes smaller than needed to obtain gauge (for picking up sts)
Stitch markers, tapestry needle
SIZES and FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
1 (2, 3, 4)
17.25 (19.5, 21.5, 23.75) inches [44 (50, 55, 60) cm] brim circumference,
unstretched, to fit head up to 19 (21.25, 23.25, 25.5) inches [48 (54, 59, 65) cm] around.
GAUGE
LY- 26 sts x 36 rnds = 4 inches [10 cm] in Stockinette stitch, blocked
Fingering- 26 sts x 36 rnds = 4 inches [10 cm] in colorwork, blocked
I adore designing projects when I adventure with knitters… I chose to design something small, portable, chock-full of learning, but in bite sized doses to allow for chillaxed cruise knitting. Since our cruise stops in the Shetland Islands with a visit to Laxdale Yarn, I knew their yarn just had to be part of the design!
The Ultimate Hat is knit from the top down in the round. It starts with a highly amusing starburst knit with Jamieson’s Ultra, a scrumptious laceweight that feels smooth as silk next to your skin. After the body of the hat is knit, you begin to work in the round inside out creating a thick and comfy traditional colorwork brim with 6-colors of Laxdale Yarn 2-ply Jumper. The decorative venting at the top is the perfect partner to the double layer at the brim.
MATERIALS
LY- 148 (188, 225, 253) yards [135 (172, 206, 231) meters] lace weight yarn
M1- 40 (45, 50, 55) yards [37 (41, 46, 50) meters] fingering weight yarn
M2, CC2, and CC3- 11 (13, 14, 15) yards [10 (12, 13, 14) meters] fingering weight yarn
M3 and CC1- 6 (7, 8, 9) yards [5 (6, 7, 8) meters] fingering weight yarn
Yarn I Used:
LY- Jamieson’s of Shetland, Ultra; (50% Shetland Wool, 50% Lambswool; 212 yd [194 m]/ 25 g); Mooskit
Fingering- Laxdale Yarn, 2-ply Jumper Weight (100% Shetland Wool); 98 yd [90 m]/ 25 g);
M1- Natural Moorit, M2- Heather, M3- Aqua,
CC1- Begonia, CC2- Lichen, CC3- Natural Fawn
One set US Size 3 [3.25 mm] double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
Ndl A- One US Size 3 [3.25 mm] 16” circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge
Ndl B- One circular needle a few sizes smaller than needed to obtain gauge (for picking up sts)
Stitch markers, tapestry needle
SIZES and FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
1 (2, 3, 4)
17.25 (19.5, 21.5, 23.75) inches [44 (50, 55, 60) cm] brim circumference,
unstretched, to fit head up to 19 (21.25, 23.25, 25.5) inches [48 (54, 59, 65) cm] around.
GAUGE
LY- 26 sts x 36 rnds = 4 inches [10 cm] in Stockinette stitch, blocked
Fingering- 26 sts x 36 rnds = 4 inches [10 cm] in colorwork, blocked
