Anthology Recipe - by Tin Can Knits

Want to design your own hat or cowl? Anthology is a recipe pattern. Just follow the instructions, we’ve done the math for you. Pick some pretty motifs and cast on now!

The recipe includes:

• Instructions for either a hat, cowl, or tubular cowl in multiple sizes and 3 gauges
• A ‘plug and play’ design so you can try out yarns, colours, and patterns in an accessory
• Nearly 100 stitch patterns to get you started!

Anthology is part of our Strange Brew book, check out all of the patterns and our Strange Brew sweater recipe.

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Pattern Info

Sizing
Hat: Newborn (baby, toddler, child, adult SM, adult L)
Fits head: 14 (16, 18, 19, 21, 23)” in circumference

Regular cowl: Toddler (child, adult)
Approximately 18 (19.5, 21.5)” in circumference and 6 (7, 10)” tall

Tubular cowl: Child short (child long, adult short, adult long)
Approximately 18 (40, 22, 54)” in circumference and 7 (7, 9.5, 9.5)” tall

Fits head 14 (17, 19, 20, 21, 23)” around

Yarn

Hat:
worsted/aran: 100 (120, 150, 190, 230, 270) total yards
DK: 120 (150, 180, 220, 270, 320) total yards
sock/fingering: 140 (170, 200, 250, 300, 360) total yards

Cowl:
worsted/aran: 175 (200, 250)
DK: 220 (250, 300)
sock/fingering: 300 (350, 400)

Tubular Cowl
worsted/aran: 350 (700, 500, 1000)
DK: 440 (880, 600, 1200)
sock/fingering: 600 (950, 800, 1400)

Gauge

worsted/aran: 18 sts & 21 rounds / 4” in stranded colourwork on larger needles

DK: 22 sts & 26 rounds / 4” in stranded colourwork on larger needles

sock/fingering: 26 sts & 30 rounds / 4” in stranded colourwork on larger needles

Needles

worsted/aran: US #6 / 4mm & US #8 / 5mm (or as required to achieve gauge)

DK: US #4 / 3.5mm & US #6 / 4mm (or as required to achieve gauge)

sock/fingering: US #2 / 2.75mm & US #4 / 3.5mm (or as required to achieve gauge)

Needle sizes given are suggestions only; swatch to determine the size you need to achieve gauge over colourwork patterns using larger needles.

For hat, you’ll need DPNs in both sizes for newborn & baby sizes, 16” circular in both sizes plus DPNs in larger size for toddler, child, and adult sizes.

For regular cowl, you’ll need a 16” circular in both sizes.

For tubular cowl, you’ll need a 16” circular in the larger size.

Alternatively you can use the magic loop technique to
knit in the round using a single long circular needle.

Notions
stitch markers, darning needle

Helpful Tutorials
Fair Isle Tips and Tricks

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