Henrietta by Kate Gagnon Osborn

Henrietta

Knitting
August 2014
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 29 rows = 4 inches
in Cable Pattern
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
240 yards (219 m)
18” (45.75 cm) circumference, unstretched, 10” (25.5 cm) height.
English
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Henrietta begins with a provisional cast-on. The ribbing is folded in half and then joined for a seamless folded hem. The body of the hat is worked in a cable pattern and the crown is worked using integrated decreases.

SPECIFICATIONS
Yarn

The Fibre Co. Knightsbridge (65% baby llama, 25% merino wool, 10% silk; 120yds/50 gm skein): barley, 2 skeins.
Gauge
24 sts (1 Cable Repeat) + 22 rnds = 3” (7.5 cm) in Cable Pattern on larger ndl, after blocking.
Needles
2 – 16” (40 cm) US 4 (3.5 mm) circulars.
1 – 16” (40 cm) US 5 (3.75 mm) circular.
1 set US 5 (3.75 mm) dpns.
Notions
Stitch markers, 2 cable needles, waste yarn of same gauge, tapestry needle.
Size
18” (45.75 cm) circumference, unstretched, 10” (25.5 cm) height.
Skills
Provisional cast-on, working cables from a chart, increasing and decreasing in pattern.

Useful Tips
• For a tutorial on working our preferred provisional cast on method, visit our tips and tricks here: kelbournewoolens.com/tips-and-tricks/provisional-cast-on

• For a tutorial on working a folded brim, visit our tips and tricks here: kelbournewoolens.com/tips-and-tricks/folded-brim

• For a tutorial on working colorwork from charts, visit our tips and tricks here: kelbournewoolens.com/tips-and-tricks/working-from-charts

• For a tutorial on swatching and measuring gauge over a cable pattern, visit: kelbournewoolens.com/tips-and-tricks/swatching-in-cable-pattern