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Hakea Hood is a fun way to play with colour and add a little
something extra to your wardrobe. The contrasting slip stitch sections are easy to work; a single colour per round produces dramatic results. Use a colour-change yarn or make a scraptastic
version by using those tiny leftovers you’ve been saving from a favourite project. Either way you’ll whiz through each round to get to the next colour and enjoy a cosy accessory in no time.
The slip stitch pattern reminds me of the spiky flowers of the Hakea plant, an Australian native of which there are many varieties. It’s well worth a google search if you are unfamiliar with these beautiful plants.

Pattern includes both written and charted instructions for the mosaic.

SIZES
Small (Medium, Large)
Finished circumference:
18 (19.5, 21)“/45 (49, 52.5) cm
Height 13.5 (14.5, 15)“/ 34 (35.5, 37.5) cm
To fit head circumference:
20 - 21 (21 - 22, 22- 23)”/50 - 52.5 (52.5 - 55, 55 - 57.5) cm

Shown in size Large on a 22.5” head.

YARN
DK weight
C1 (Ribbing): 57 (60, 63) yd/53 (55, 58) m
C2: 185 (210, 238) yd/170 (193, 218) m
C3: 182 (197, 225) yd/167 (181, 206) m

For a scrap version, swap C2 and C3 for 33 (35, 37) 13 yd/12 m for each of the 33 (35,37) four row stripes.
If using fingering weight held double, you will need twice the amounts shown above.

Sample shown in:
C1: Primrose Yarn Co., Jasper (DK weight, 100% superwash Merino wool, 247 yd/226 m per 100 g), Electric Watermelon
C2 & C3: Assorted DK and fingering weight (held double) from stash

NEEDLES
US 6/4 mm DPNs or circular needles for small circumference knitting, or size required to obtain gauge

NOTIONS
1 stitch marker, tapestry needle

GAUGE
23 sts and 32 rounds = 4”/10 cm in Twisted Ribbing, blocked
23 sts and 40 rows/rounds = 4”/10 cm in Hakea Slip stitch, blocked

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