Project: Pressed Flowers Hat by Amy Christoffers
Learn mosaic knitting technique in the round. This hat, featuring a simple staggered mosaic knitting motif, is worked from the bottom up. When the stitches no longer fit comfortably on a 16” needle during the crown-shaping switch from a circular needle to double pointed needles or whichever method of knitting small circumference you prefer.
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced
Skills Required: Knitting, purling, etc
Pattern: Please purchase, download and print your own copy of the pattern HERE
Homework: Cast on and work the ribbed edge of the hat before the Workshop.
photo and knitting courtesy of barbstarr66 on Ravelry
Yarn Required: 225 yards sport weight yarn, approximately 150 yards MC, 75 yards CC We’re recommending Lanas Light (1 ball) or Classic Alpaca (2 balls) for the MC and Edition 3 (1 ball) for the CC.
Tools Required: 16” US 3/3.25mm circular needle for ribbing, 16” US 5/3.75mm: circular needles for body of hat, and a set of 4 or 5 US 5/3.75mm double pointed needles for crown.
Your yarn purchase from Lancaster Yarn Shop reserves your place in this Free Workshop. When ordering online, choose ‘pickup’ as your shipping option and leave a note telling us which workshop you are registering for. You can pick up your yarn or we will hold it until the day of the workshop. You may purchase any or all of the tools required for this project at LYS, though you may bring your own needles and tools if you already have them.
Class size is limited. Pre-register by purchasing your yarn in the shop or online.
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