Downy by Bonnie Sennott

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

Inspired by the colors and markings of the downy woodpecker, Downy is a stranded-color toque topped with a pom-pom. It’s knit in four colors of Buachaille by Kate Davies Designs, a DK weight wool, and is worked bottom up, in the round.

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4)

Blocked Measurements

16 (18, 20, 22) inches/41 (46, 51, 56) cm circumference (unstretched); 9 (9, 9.25, 9.25) inches/23 (23, 24, 24) cm length.

This hat is designed to be worn with a small amount of negative ease—choose a size that is about 1 inch/2.5 cm smaller than the wearer’s actual head circumference. The sample hat in the photos is Size 3 and was modeled with approximately 1 inch/2.5 cm negative ease.

Yarn

Rauma 3-Ply Strikkegarn

Shown in Buachaille by Kate Davies Designs 100% wool; 120yd/110m per 50g skein, one skein each of Highland Coo (Color A), Haar (Color B), Squall (Color C), and Ptarmigan (Color D)

If you are substituting yarns, you’ll need DK weight wool in four colors—Color A: 55 (60, 65, 70) yds/51 (55, 60, 65) m; Color B: 50 (55, 60, 65) yds/45 (51, 55, 60) m; Color C 25 (30, 35, 40) yds/23 (28, 32, 37) m; Color D: 20 (25, 30, 35) yds/18 (23, 28, 32) m.

Needles

--US #4/3.5mm and US #5/3.75mm 16-inch circular needles OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE

--US #5/3.75mm double-pointed needles

Notions

Tapestry needle

stitch markers

optional: pom-pom maker

Gauge

24 sts/28 rnds = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch on larger needle, after blocking

The stitch patterns are provided in charts.