Friday, 1 November 2013

Brixter Hat Pattern

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I have a new hat pattern in my Ravelry shop and I'm pleased as punch to share it with you today. This is Brixter, a dk weight unisex beanie sized for babies and adults alike. With any luck you could probably squeeze 2 hats out of one skein of my Yellow Label DK Weight yarn. Perfect holiday knitting!
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Brixter has classic lines and loads of crispy-crisp texture that I love. Simple knit and purl stitches with a dash of evenly spaced cables really appeals to the symmetry loving neat freak that's hiding somewhere within me. I could put this texture on everything, but I figured I'd start with a hat and go from there! Just don't be surprised if a sweater pops up featuring this stitch pattern in the future.
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The best part of every hat? A perfect star on top as the decreases work neatly together. 

$4.00
Details:

Sizes
This hat comes in 2 sizes: baby (adult).
Finished measurements after blocking not stretched:
circumference :15 (18)”
height: 6 (9)“

Yarn
1 skein Tanis Fiber Arts Yellow Label DK Weight yarn; 100% superwash merino 115g (4oz) = 238m (260yds), sample shown in Brick and Truffle.

Gauge
17 sts and 28 rounds = 3” square in pattern.

Needles
3.5mm 16” circular needle.
3.75mm 16” circular needle and dpns.
Or size needed to obtain gauge.

Additional Tools and Materials
stitch markers, tapestry needle.

Ravelry pattern page here