Echo Song by Joan Forgione

Echo Song

Knitting
January 2017
DK (11 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in colorwork pattern with larger needles, blocked
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
220 - 260 yards (201 - 238 m)
Hat circumference: 18 (20¼, 22½)” [45 (50.5, 56)cm]
English
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Echo Song is a colorwork slouch hat with a bit of an optical illusion. Look at it one way and snowflakes appear; look at it another and you’ll see diamonds and hearts.

Sizes
• Hat Circumference: 18 (20¼, 22½)” 45 (50.5, 56)cm to fit sizes Adult Small (Adult Medium, Adult Large)

Hat shown in size Adult Small.

Yarn
• Berroco Vintage DK
50% acrylic, 40% wool, 10% nylon
288 yds / 263m / 100g
1 skein each of 3 colors

Shown in colors Charcoal #2189 (MC), Smoke #2106 (CC1) and Ruby #21181 (CC2)

or

• DK weight yarn:
MC: 90 (100, 110 yds) 82 (92, 101)m
CC1: 65 (70, 75) yds 60 (64, 69)m
CC2: 65 (70, 75) yds 60 (64, 69)m

Needles
• US 5 (3.75mm) needles*
• US 7 (4.5mm) needles*
• Set of US 7 (4.5mm) double-pointed needles (if
using shorter circular needle)

* Set of double-pointed or 16” 40cm circular or 32” 80cm circular needles for working magic loop, as preferred, to work in the round.

Notions
• stitch marker
• tapestry needle
• pom pom (optional)

Gauge
• 25 sts and 24 rnds = 4” / 10cm in colorwork pattern with larger needles, blocked

Skills Used
• knitting in the round
• reading charts
• two-color knitting
• increasing
• decreasing