Fox and Wolf Hats by Sylvia Leake

Fox and Wolf Hats

Knitting
October 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
70 - 200 yards (64 - 183 m)
Baby, Toddler, Child, Teen/Small Adult, Large Adult
English
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These cute fox and wolf themed hats have a ribbed brim and a stocking stitch body with a Fair Isle (stranded colourwork) fox or wolf repeat pattern encircling the lower section of the hat body. The hats pictured are worked using a lovely wool acrylic mix yarn in DK/light worsted weight on 4mm/US6 needles. The hats could be topped with a pompom, although you would need to allow additional yarn for this.

The pattern covers sizes from baby to adult and the instructions are written for both knitting in the round using a circular needle with no seaming necessary or knitting flat on two needles with a seam at the back; you may, therefore, only wish to print the appropriate pages for your project.

Sizes
35(40:45:55:60)cm / 14(16:18:22:24)in
To suit: Baby (Toddler : Child : Teen/Small Adult : Large Adult)

Yarn:
100% wool or a wool mix DK weight yarn.
The pictured hats were made using Stylecraft Life DK;
75% acrylic, 25% wool (approx. 298m/326yds per 100g/3.5oz ball)
Suggested shades:
Copper (MC for fox), Pebble Nepp/Grey (MC for wolf), White (CC1) and Black (CC2).
Yarn amounts:
15(25:30:35:40)g/45(75:90:105:120)m/49(82:98:115:131)yds in MC,
6(6:10:10:10)g/18(18:30:30:30)m/21(21:33:33:33)yds in CC1 and CC2.
Note: Yarn amounts given are based on average requirements and are approximate.
When choosing a yarn check that the tension corresponds to this pattern and take care with the yardage – you may need more/less balls!