Drift by Andrea Mowry
Craft: Knitting
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Expanding texture and a four point crown shaping make this hat unique and perfect to pull on whenever you are heading out to explore. Whether it be as a tourist in your own town, or visiting a faraway place for the first time, this cashmere hat will keep you cozy wherever you drift off to. This is one of 3 patterns available in the Wanderlust Collection designed exclusively for Knit Purl in Portland!
This pattern has both written and charted directions.
Yarn
Approximately 2 oz/165 yd DK
Suggested yarn
North Light Fibers Water Street (2 oz/165 yd) 1 skein in Riptide
Suggested Needles
US 4/ 3.5mm - 16 inch Circulars
US 5/3.75mm - 16 inch Circulars and DPNs
Gauge (worked over garter)
20 sts & 38 rows/ 4in/10cm using larger needles
Finished Measurements
Length - 9 in/23 cm; Circumference - 18 in/46 cm (unstretched); This has is designed for a beanie style fit. For a larger hat or one with more slouch, go up a needle size or two and use worsted weight yarn.
Techniques to Indulge In
Knitting in the round, ribbing, twisting stitches, working from a chart, 4 point crown shaping.