hat by Veuf Tricot
READY, STEADY, GO!
SIZES
ABBREVIATIONS
As with the Ready Mitts, the Steady Hat was designed with a particular function in mind. One of the problems I have with winter running is getting cold ears when I start off. Now, I'm not saying my ears are big, but when I met Gary Lineker, he pointed and laughed. I could have gone for a knitted headband, except for the fact that I'm neither Ray Mears, nor Bjorn Borg. I decided that a folded brim would keep my ears warm, without having a really thick hat that would cause me to overheat. The outer layer of the brim is in the same stitch pattern as the Ready Mitts, so that there s continuity within the collection. It's fairly straightforward to knit, with enough variety to keep you interested. The Skein Queen yarn is a great colour so I will stand out in a crowd! This is the second Ready, Steady, Go! pattern, and the Go! Scarf, will be released in March. To fit head circumference: 45 (49, 54, 58) cm [17.25 (19.25, 21.25, 22.75) in] Actual head circumference: 41.5 (46, 50, 54) cm [16.25 (18, 19.75, 21.25) in]
YARN
Skein Queen Desire (DK weight; 100% merino; 225m/100g skeins) Steady Saffron for Refuge 1 x 100g skein
NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES
1 set 3.75mm [UK 9/US 5] circular needles 30-40cm [12-16in] long 1 set 4mm [UK 8/US 6] circular needles 30-40cm [12-16in] long and double-pointed needles of the same size (or your preferred needles for working small diameters in the round) Stitch markers A small quantity of DK waste yarn in a contrasting colour
TENSION
24 sts and 33 rounds to 10cm x 10cm [4in x 4in] over st st using 4mm needles 23 sts and 38 rounds to 10cm x 10cm [4in x 4in] over texture stitch pattern using 4mm needles K: Knit P: Purl st(s): Stitch(es) slm: Slip marker pm: Place marker K2tog: Knit next 2 stitches together WS: Wrong side
PATTERN NOTES
This hat features a folded brim for extra warmth.
HAT BRIM
Using waste yarn and 3.75mm needles, cast on 100 (110, 120, 130) sts. Join to work in the round, taking care not to twist sts. Place marker for start of round. Knit 2 rounds, then join in main yarn. Knit all rounds until work measures 6cm [2.5in] from change from waste yarn to main yarn. Change to 4mm needles. Round 1: Knit. Round 2: \*K1, P1; repeat from \* to end of round. Round 3: Knit. Round 4: \*P1, K1; repeat from \* to end of round. Last 4 rounds set texture pattern.
Work in pattern until piece measures 12cm [4.75in] from change from waste yarn to main yarn, ending with a round 2 or 4. Join folded brim as follows: Using a 3.75mm needle, carefully pick up 1 st in each of the main yarn purl bumps, where they meet the waste yarn.100 (110,120,130) sts on 3.75mm needles and 100 (110, 120, 130) sts on 4mm needles. Carefully remove the waste yarn, making sure that all sts are safely on your 3.75mm needle. Fold the brim so that the st st and texture st are outermost (WS together), and hold so that the texture stitch is facing you. Joining round: Using the 4mm needle, \*knit together the first st from the 4mm needle together with the first st from the 3.75mm needle; repeat from \* until all stitches have been joined and you only have 100 (110, 120, 130) sts on the 4mm needle.
HAT BODY
Knit all rounds in st st until the hat measures 12 (12, 13, 13) cm [4.75 (4.75, 5, 5) in] from bottom of brim (brim should measure approx. 6cm [2.5in], so you need to work a further 6 (6, 7, 7) cm [2.5 (2.5, 2.75, 2.75) in] in st st).
CROWN
Round 1: \*K18 (20, 22, 24), K2tog, pm; repeat from \* 4 more times. 95 (105, 115, 125) sts. Round 2: \*Knit to 2 sts before marker, K2tog, slm; repeat from \* 4 more times. 90 (100, 110, 120) sts. Repeat last round 16 (18, 20, 22) more times. 10 sts.
FINISHING
Cut yarn and pass through live stitches using a tapestry needle, passing through first 2 sts twice. Pull tight, pass yarn through hole at the top and weave yarn in on the inside of the hat. Block gently to measurements over a balloon, pudding basin or hat form.
ABOUT REFUGE
CHARITY REGISTRATION NO.277424 Refuge is a national charity for women and children who experience domestic violence, providing emergency accommodation and emotional and practical support. Since opening the world's first women's safe house in London in 1971, Refuge has grown to become the UK's largest organisation of its kind, helping and supporting women and children experiencing domestic violence and acting as a national 'lifeline' for up to 80,000 victims of domestic abuse every year. You can find out more about their work at: refuge.org.uk Freephone 24 hour National Domestic Violence Helpline, run in partnership between Women's Aid and Refuge: 08002000247
ABOUT VEUF TRICOT
Veuf Tricot is the world's most longsuffering knitting widower. Years of desperately trying to filter out knitting related babble have left him as a knitting idiot savant. Furthermore, demands on his time to be a knitwear photographer and model have driven him to run the London Marathon so that, with all of the training, he rarely looks photogenic. Clearly this has backfired as he now has to add knitwear design to his list of things never to breathe a word about to his work colleagues. Find out more about his travails from his occasional columns for Simply Knitting magazine, from his blog: www.jenacknitwear.typepad. com/veuf_tricot or follow him on Twitter as: @VeufTricot
