Delia by Kate Gagnon Osborn

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

Designed by Kate Gagnon Osborn, Delia is worked at a dense gauge for a firm, warm, hat designed for plenty of use and wear. The hat begins with a long-tail tubular cast on for a lovely stretchy brim. The pattern is written for either a 2” (5 cm) brim or 4” (10 cm) folded brim, and the sample is shown in the shorter option. After the brim is complete, integrated increases are worked, and the body is worked in an all-over cable and seed stitch pattern. Integrated decreases shape the crown. Once complete, a large 2” pom pom is made and sewn to the top of the hat.

There are embedded links in the pattern to photo tutorials that may help you with some of the more advanced skills, including the long tail provisional cast on.

Specifications

YARN

Kelbourne Woolens Andorra (60% Merino wool, 40% Highland wool, 20% Mohair; 185 yds /50 gm skein): cloud gray 057, 2 skeins.

GAUGE

2 cable repeats (22 sts) = 3.125” (8 cm) and 40 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in seed and cable patt on larger needles, after blocking.

NEEDLES

1 - US 0 (2 mm) 16” (40 cm) circular.

1 - US 2 (2.75 mm) 16” (40 cm) circular.

1 - US 2 (2.75 mm) set dpns.

Check your gauge and adjust needle size(s) accordingly if necessary.

NOTIONS

Tapestry needle

2” pom pom maker

cable needle (optional)

stitch marker

SIZE

18.75” (47.75 cm) circumference, 10 (12)” 25.5 (40) cm length.

SKILLS

Cables from charts, long tail tubular cast on.