The Baya Hat and Cowl are the perfect companions to a cold day. The set is knit in the round with two bright yarns and simple slipped stitches are used to create a striking visual effect.

Knitted in worsted weight yarn and with just one color of yarn used at a time (the two color patterned stitch sections of the hat and cowl are made by slipping stitches and only one color of yarn is ever used at a time when making the set) this set works up really quickly.

Baya means berry in Spanish and this hat and cowl set takes its name from the name of the bright pink, berry-colored yarn used.

The patterns include a check list for each section to check your stitch count and mark each row as finished.

Materials needed

Needles for the hat
4 mm (US 6), 40 cm (16”) circular needles.
Or a cord long enough to magic loop; I used 100 cm (40”)

5 mm (US 8), 40 cm (16”) circular needles and DPNs.
Or a cord long enough to magic loop; I used 100 cm (40”)

Needles for the cowl
5.5 mm (US 9), 80 cm (32”) circular needles

Yarn
2 skeins of worsted weight yarn, each totaling approximately 100g/3.5oz, 192m/210yds, in two complementary colors

Yarn used in sample:
Malabrigo Worsted, 100% Pure Merino Wool, 192m/210yds, 100g/3.5oz per skein:
1 skein in colorway 11 Apple Green (Main color)
1 skein in colorway 12 Very Berry (Contrast color)

Total yarn used for adult size hat:
Main color: 39g/1.37oz, 75m/82yds
Contrast color: 16g/0.56oz, 31m/34yds

Total yarn used for the cowl:
Main color: 53g/1.86oz, 102m/112yds
Contrast color: 27g/0.95oz, 52m/57yds

Total yarn used for both the hat and cowl:
Main color: 92g/3.23 oz, 177m/194yds
Contrast Color: 43g/1,51 oz, 83m/91yds

Other Notions
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
One stitch marker

Gauge
20 sts / 32 rounds = 10 cm (4”) after blocking in stockinette stitch in the round on 5 mm / US 8 needles

Finished Measurements

Hat
46 cm / 18 ¼ ” circumference
21 cm / 8 ¾” long from the top of the crown to bottom of the brim

Cowl
64 cm / 25 ” circumference
23 cm / 9 ” long