Fourtunate Hat & Mitts Set
Fourtunate Hat & Mitts Set
A simple, easily memorized slip-stitch pattern combined with four coordinated colors makes for a stunning hat and mitt combination that is surprisingly easy to knit.
The straight-sided toque is knit in the round from the bottom up, beginning with a rolled edge brim. At the top, rounds of reverse stockinette stitch create the welt, then the flat crown is formed by a mad swirl of decrease rounds in variegated yarn.
The fingerless mitts are also knit in the round, beginning with a rolled edge followed by a ribbed cuff. The body of the mitt features the same slip-stitch pattern and color sequence, finishing up with an I-cord Bind Off and a ribbed afterthought thumb in worked in variegated yarn.
Sizes
Hat: To fit: 19 (22, 23)” 48 (56, 58) cm head circumference
Mitts: To fit 7 (7.5, 8)” 18 (19, 20) cm hand circumference
Finished Measurements (blocked)
Hat: 4 (4.5, 5)” 10 (11, 13) cm high x 18 (20.5, 21)” 46 (52, 53 cm
circumference
Mitts: 5.5 (6, 7.5)” 14 (15, 19) cm long x 6.5 (7, 7.75)” 16.5 (18, 19.5) cm hand circumference
Gauge
25 sts and 56 rnds = 4“/10 cm in Slipped Stitch pattern (blocked).
To save time, take time to check gauge.
Yarn
1 variegated (Color A) and 3 solids (Colors B–D) of fingering/4 ply yarn
Note: 110 yds 100 m of each color will be enough to make the set in any size.
Hat
Color A: 45 (51, 57) yds 41 (47, 52) m
Color B: 46 (54, 60) yds 42 (49, 55) m
Color C: 53 (60, 67) yds 48 (55, 61) m
Color D: 34 (39, 43) yds 31 (36, 39) m
Mitts
Color A: 20 (23, 26) yds 18 (21, 24) m
Color B: 24 (27, 30) yds 22 (25, 27) m
Color C: 34 (39, 43) yds 31 (36, 39) m
Color D: 24 (27, 30) yds 22 (25, 27) m
Needles
US size 4 3.5 mm 16-inch 40 cm circular needle and double pointed needles (dpns) or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions
• 5 stitch markers of same color and 1 of unique color to mark EOR
• Tapestry needle
• Waste yarn for afterthought thumb
Techniques Used
• Knit, purl
• Slip stitch
• k2tog
• Knitting in the round
• Bind offs: I-cord Bind Off, Elastic Bind Off
• Afterthought thumb
Tech Edited by Kephren Pritchett
Developed in collaboration with Elissavet of Wonderland Dyeworks
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Suggested yarn: Wonderland Dyeworks Sock
Yarn weight: Fingering (14 wpi)
Gauge: 25 stitches and 56 rows = 4 inches in Slipped Stitch
Needle size: US 4 - 3.5 mm
Yardage: 70 - 110 yards (64 - 101 m)