Michay by Fran López

Michay

Knitting
August 2022
both are used in this pattern
Lace ?
24 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in yarn A over St st worked in the round on 3mm needles after blocking.
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
2.25 mm (B)
700 - 886 yards (640 - 810 m)
Sizes: 1 (2, 3)
English Spanish
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Individual version details included below.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3)
Finished brim circumference: 47.5 (52.5, 57.5)cm / 18¾ (20½, 22½)“ - to be worn with approx 5cm / 2” negative ease.
Molly is wearing the pink and mustard sample in a size 2.
Hiroko is wearing the petrol sample in a size 3.

Pink and Mustard sample:
Yarn: Manos del Uruguay Cabrito (laceweight; 80% kid mohair, 20% polyamide; 210m / 230yds per 25g skein)
Yarn A: Sweetpea (R2139); 2 skeins (held together)
Manos del Uruguay Alegría (fingering / 4-ply-weight; 75% superwash Merino wool, 25% polyamide; 425m / 445yds per 100g skein)
Yarn B: Pollen (A2061); 1 skein

OR
Yarn A: approx 310 (360, 410)m / 338 (392, 447)yds of laceweight yarn
Yarn B: approx 330 (370, 400)m / 360 (404, 436)yds of fingering / 4-ply-weight yarn

Petrol sample:
Yarn: Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (laceweight; 70% mohair, 30% silk; 225m / 246yds per 25g ball)
Yarn A: Deep Petroleum Blue; 2 balls (held together)
Knitting for Olive Merino (fingering / 4-ply-weight; 100% Merino wool; 250m / 273yds per 50g ball)
Yarn B: Deep Petroleum Blue; 2 balls

Gauge: 24 sts & 28 rows = 10cm / 4” with yarn A over St st worked in the round on 3mm needles after blocking.

Needles + Hooks: 3mm / US 2½ circular needle, 40cm / 16” length or DPNs and needles suitable for working small circumferences in the round.
2.5mm / US 1½ circular needle, 40cm / 16” length 2.25mm / US B-1 crochet hook
1mm crochet hook
Always use a needle/hook size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

Notions: 1 stitch marker, cable needle, tapestry needle.

Notes: Michay is worked from the bottom up seamlessly in the round, starting with 1x1 rib. The beret has 6 identical panels knitted in 2 strands held together of yarn A, separated from one another by intarsia cables knitted in yarn B (each intarsia cable is knitted with a different strand). Yarn A is carried at the back of each intarsia cable from right to left, while yarn B is carried from left to right to knit the next round. The main lace motif has increases, decreases, and wrapped stitches, in which previously worked stitches are slipped to a cable needle or holder and the yarn is wrapped around the base of these stitches. The berries are crocheted separately and joined to the work using a small crochet hook.


Individual Version Details
The Individual version has 4 sizes intended to be worn from babies to adults. Left handed instructions and Spanish instructions included on the individual version.

Size: 1 (2, 3, 4).
Head circumference: 37 - 42 (43 - 48, 49 - 54, 55 - 60)cm / 14 1/2 - 16 1/2 (17 - 19, 19 1/4 - 21 1/4, 21 3/4 - 23 3/4)″
Brim circumference: 35cm (41.5, 46.5, 53)cm / 13 3/4 (16 1/4, 18 1/4, 21)″
Beret diameter: 23 (24, 26, 27)cm / 9 (9 1/2, 10 1/4, 10 3/4)″