CONSTRUCTION NOTES

Bough Hat is knitted from the bottom-up starting at the brim with smaller needle and a 1x1 ribbing before working a Latvian braid in larger, gauge needle B.

The body and crown of the hat is worked with colorwork charts that include shaping of the crown.

Pattern includes one pdf with both written and charted instructions. Two charts are included - color and symbol chart and a tips and techniques with instruction on Latvian Braid construction, 2-color long-tail cast on and color dominance with stranded knitting.

Size 1 (2) 3

1 Adult - S, teen - fits 18.5-20 in / 47 - 51cm
2 Adult - M - fits 20-21.5 in / 51 - 54.6 cm
3 Adult - L - fits 21.5-23 in/ 54.6 - 58.4 cm

Finished measurements, laid flat:
1 10 in / 25 cm width, 7.75 in / 19.6 cm height
2 10.4 in / 26 cm width, 8 in / 20 cm height
3 10.8 in / 27 cm width, 8.25 in / 21 cm height

GAUGE
- in colorwork pattern, in the round and blocked -

size 1 31 sts x 38 rows per 4 in/10 cm
(size 2 29 sts x 36 rows per 4 in/10 cm)
size 3 28 x 32 rows per 4 in/10 cm

MATERIALS

yarn
Ewetopia Ridge Sport, 304 yds/ 3.5 oz (275 m/100g) or 100% wool fingering or sport weight yarn

estimated grams:
MC 24 (28) 33g
CC1 11 ( 12 ) 15g
CC2 13 (15) 18g
CC3 9 (10) 12g
CC4 8 (10) 14g

needles
Needle A - ribbing, Needle B gauge

size 1, adult S, teen
A US 1 - 2.25 mm, 16 in circular
B US 2 - 2.75 mm, 16 in circular and dpns

size 2, adult M
A US 1.5 - 2.5 mm, 16 in circular
B US 2.5 - 3.0 mm, 16 in circular and dpns

size 3, adult L
A US 2 - 2.75 mm, 16 in circular
B US 3 - 3.25mm, 16 in circular and dpns

or needle size needed to obtain gauge for chosen size

notions
stitch markers, 1-8
darning needle
measuring tape
scissors

Skills included:
long-tail cast on
knit
purl
working in-the-round
Latvian Braid
stranded colorwork
k2tog tbl, k2tog
reading charts (color, symbol)