Fire. It serves so many essential functions of our life. At the core, it keeps us warm, nourished, and feeling all the cosy feels. Fire Shadows is about these moments.

Designed to be gender neutral, Fire Shadows will be the perfect campfire staple for anyone.

The hat is worked from the brim to the crown beginning with a tubular cast-on for a professional touch. Inspired by the casual and laid-back feel of camping the design combines 1x1 ribbing, colorwork that keeps you busy all the way to the crown, and an optional pompom.

SIZES
1 (2, 3)
Finished hat circumference: 45.75 (52, 58.5) cm / 18 (20.5, 23)” - recommended to be worn with 3.5 - 7.5 cm / 1.5 – 3” of negative ease at brim.

YARN
Garthenor Beacons (75% Polwarth, 15% Romney, 10% Hebridean; 135 metres / 148 yards per 50 g)

Hat (without pom pom):
MC: 110 (125, 140) metres / 120 (135, 155) yards
CC: 45 (55, 60) metres / 50 (60, 65) yards

Pom pom:
MC: 80 metres / 90 yards
CC: 1 metre / 1 yard

Sample shown is knit in colourways Marble (MC) and Sycamore (CC). Paloma wears a size 2 with 2 cm / 0.75” of negative ease.

NEEDLES
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle with a cable length of at least 40 cm / 16” (or needle size to obtain gauge) for brim
4.0 mm / US 6 circular needle with a cable length of at least 40 cm / 16” (or needle size to obtain gauge) for body and crown
4.0 mm / US 6 set of double-pointed needles for crown shaping

GAUGE
22 sts x 32 rounds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (in the round, in 1x1 ribbing, on smaller needle, after blocking)
21 sts x 22.5 rounds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (in the round, in stockinette stitch and colourwork chart, on larger needle, after blocking)

NOTIONS
Darning needle
Stitch marker
10 cm / 4” pom wpom maker – optional

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Hat length: 28 cm / 11”
Hat circumference: 45.75 (52, 58.5) cm / 18 (20.5, 23)”

DESIGNER & CONTRIBUTORS
Designer: Mara Licole Taylor
Model: Paloma Isa Mercado
Photography: Melinda Dela Costa
Tech Editing: Jessica Schwab
Graphic Design: Camille Romano

Fire Shadows is one of the 13 cozy, campfire-inspired patterns featured in Issue 8 of Making Stories Magazine.

Issue 8 is available through our webshop in print and digital as well as in a subscription, through our Ravelry store as a digital version and our stockists.

About Making Stories Magazine

With Making Stories Magazine, we strive to feature companies and makers who focus on sustainability, transparency, fairness and equity in their work. We love telling their stories and hope to inspire and enable crafters to make conscious and informed decisions about the materials they use and the companies they support.