Mini Martello by Rachel Molenaar

Mini Martello

Knitting
May 2016
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 2 - 2.75 mm
280 - 400 yards (256 - 366 m)
XS(S, M, L) (see notes for details)
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Martello towers defended British coastlines during the 19th century. Each small, round tower supported a single cannon, set on a rotating platform that allowed 360 degrees of artillery fire.

Mini Martello is worked top-down, both in the round and flat, using short rows and staggered increases to create the concentric offset ovals. You will need 4 pairs of different stitch markers; counting is required.

This hat is especially designed for gradient mini sets from A Hundred Ravens. If substituting yarns, you will need about 40 yards each of 7 different colors. Mini Martello comes in four sizes; in all cases, the top is worked the same, and the sizing is achieved by more/fewer decreases before the brim. (Sample is size M.)

Sizes: XS(S, M, L)
To fit (head circumference): 20(21, 22, 23)“
Finished circumference: 18.5(19.5, 20.5, 21.5)”