Non-Essential by Melissa LaBarre

Non-Essential

Knitting
June 2020
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stranded pattern
US 3 - 3.25 mm
575 yards (526 m)
adult 20.5" circ, meant to be worn with some neg ease
English
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Size: Adult (finished measurement 20.5” in circ, to be worn with negative ease)
Yarn: Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift (fingering-weight, 100% wool, 115yds/25g per skein)
1 skein each in Color A (Birch 252), Color B (Paprika 261), Color C (Prairie 812), Color D (Burnt Ochre 423), and Color E (Verdigris 772) This pattern uses almost every yard of Color A, so you may want to purchase a 2nd skein to be safe.
Needles: US 2 (2.75mm) 16” circular (for brim), US 3 (3.25) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE 16” circular (for body of hat), 1 set of US 3 (3.25mm) double pointed needles (for decreases)
Notions: Stitch marker, blunt needle for weaving in ends
Gauge: 28 sts and 32 rows in charted pattern on larger needles