HŌZUKI is one of my favorite plants I grew up with. My grandmother and I used to pick HŌZUKI plants together and admire their beauty. HŌZUKI HAT creates a beautiful texture with brioche pearl stitch on the body and brioche cable on a motif of the HŌZUKI pouch. Both brioche pearl stitch on the body and brioche garter stitch inside of the motif resemble the web-like appearance and papery texture of the HŌZUKI pouch when it dries up.

MATERIALS

Yarn:
Fingering Weight Yarn
Main Color (MC): approximately 120-135 yards/110-124m (30-34g)
Contrast Color (CC): approximately 100-115 yards/92-105m (25-29g)

Sample 1 (neutral & gradient): natural non-superwash (MC), Spincycle Yarn Dyed In The Wool ‘Stay Out Of The Forest’ (CC)
This colorway is a sport weight but it worked out perfectly.

Sample 2 (blue and speckles): Jill Draper Makes Stuff Esopus ‘Lapis’ (MC), Woolen Boon Classic ‘Bedazzle’ (CC)

Needles:
US size 4/3.5mm 16” circular needles & 40” circular needles (for the crown decrease) (or DPNs)
1 cable needle
1 tapestry needle

Notions:
4 stitch markers

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
18.5”/47cm unstretched circumference, 9”/22.85cm in height

GAUGE: 22 sts x 32 rows over 4” in brioche ribbing (after blocking)