Introducing the Year of (Bulky) Hats!
We continue to be overwhelmed at the positive reception to our Year of Hats from 2019, and it was a no brainer to do it again in Germantown Bulky!

Courtney really likes to shake things up in the spring with some wild hat designs and bold colors, and Ivy Hill is no exception.

Ivy Hill is bobblicious! These bobbles are big and bold and fun to knit. The hat starts with a garter rib and jumps into a bobble diamond pattern - both written and charted - before decreasing in pattern for the crown. The bobbles are worked over 5 stitches, and keeping them loose and even is crucial for purling all 5 stitches together (like a modified nupp). This hat is so cheerful and fun, and the Germantown Bulky makes it knit up so fast it’ll be on your head in time for St. Paddy’s Day.

Worthy of Note
This heavily bobbled hat is worked in the round from the bottom up. When working the bobble, be sure to keep the tension of the stitches even and loose enough to knit into. It may take some practice to get the tension just right so that your bobbles look tidy, but the yarn can handle it. The bobbles use a lot of yarn, so be sure to check your gauge if you want to ensure that you have enough yarn for a pompom.

Specifications
YARN
Kelbourne Woolens Germantown Bulky (100% N. American wool; 123 yds/100 gm skein): jade 338, 1 skein.
GAUGE
12 sts and 18 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in Bobble Diamond Pattern on larger needles, after blocking.
NEEDLES
1 – 16” (40 cm) US 9 (5.5 mm) circular.
1 – 16” (40 cm) US 10.5 (6.5 mm) circular.
1 – set US 10.5 (6.5 mm) DPNs.
Check your gauge and adjust needle size(s) accordingly if necessary.
NOTIONS
Ring marker, tapestry needle, Kelbourne Woolens label, sewing needle.
SIZE
18.75” (48 cm) circumference, unstretched; 9” (23 cm) height.
SKILLS
Knitting, purling, making a bobble, working from charts.

Useful Tips
For a tutorial on working from charts, visit our tips and tricks here.

Images Linette Messina Kielinski