Frau Keli by Isabell Kraemer

Frau Keli

Knitting
December 2021
Light Fingering ?
24 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
199 - 235 yards (182 - 215 m)
1 - 3 (see notes for detailed size information)
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update 12/15: Danish and Portuguese translations added

….felt immensely inspired after I had the pleasure to see Cecelia Campochiaro’s “Fiberside Chat” in March, … the result of me “jumping” into this cool idea of sequence knitting is Frau Keli

Frau Keli (named after my son’s partner … her name is Frauke ;)) is a casual hat, worked in the round from the brim to the top. The “welted” brim is worked first. A wide delicate band of textured colorwork comes next and adds just the right amount of interest. Once the textured colorwork is complete, the remainder of the hat is worked in Stockinette stitch in rounds to the crown shaping. An optional pompom could be worked last.

yarn kits from Pamir Fine Fibers are available here

Yarn
Fingering weight yarn,
approximately
MC: 155 (169, 182) yds/ 142 (154, 166) m
CC: 44 (48, 53) yds/ 40 (44, 48) m
Note: Yardage does not include optional pompom.

Sample 1 (pattern band option 1, natural/yellow):
Pamir Fine Fibers Superior | Dense Line (115 yds (105 m)/25 g) shown in colors natural (MC) and canary (CC)

Sample 2 (pattern band option 2, blue/natural):
The Plucky Knitter Primo Fingering (440 yds (402 m)/115 g)
shown in color Big Sky (MC)
Walkcollection Cottage Merino (394 yds (360 m)/100 g)
shown in color Arctic Wolf (CC)

Needles
US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle, 16” (40 cm) long and DPNs.
US 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 16” (40 cm) long for textured colorwork.
needle size(s) are suggestions, please make a gauge swatch to determin the needle size needed to get gauge

Gauge
24 sts x 36 rows = 4” (10 cm) square in Stockinette stitch on US 4 (3.5 mm) needle after blocking.

Finished measurements
Circumference (unstretched):
19 (20.75, 22.25)“ 48.5 (52.5, 56.5) cm
to fit 20/22 (21.5/23.5, 23/25)”
51/56 (54.5/60, 58.5/63.5) cm
Height (without pompom):
9.25” (23.5 cm)

Notions
Circular needle one size smaller than gauge needle (optional), 4 stitch markers, row counter (optional), tapestry needle, pompom maker or a fake fur pompom (optional), blocking tools.