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Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away…

Very much inspired by the yarns I knit the sample in, Kodachrome is a hat playing with texture and colour to create something fresh, cosy, and personal. Stick with one colour for an understated piece with subtle interest, go bold for a riot of colour and fluff, or anything in between!

Knit in the Black Stag Yarn Soulmate collection of superwash merino and baby suri alpaca silk, Kodachrome is a luxurious knit that’s both elegant and fun.

Sizing

Kodachrome comes in six sizes:

Toddler: to fit 16”, circumference 14”
Child: to fit 18”, circumference 16”
Teen: to fit 20”, circumference 18”
Adult: to fit 22”, circumference 20”
Adult Large: to fit 24”, circumference 22”
Adult XL: to fit 26”, circumference 24”

It is designed with 2” / 5cm negative ease in the body, and much more at the brim.

See photos for a breakdown of yarn requirements by size.

Stitches

knit
purl
skp (slip one knitwise, knit one, pass slipped stitch over)

Other Techniques

casting on
binding off
working with yarns held double
adding a pom pom (optional)

Sample Details

Yarn: Black Stag Yarn Soulmate Collection in Doves are Only Pigeons with Good PR (light fingering, superwash merino) and Eternity Rose (lace, baby suri alpaca silk)

Size: Adult

Accessibility

Kodachrome includes two versions of the pattern: the main version, and a second version designed for low vision and screen reader users.

Both versions of the pattern are colour blind friendly.

The accessible version of the pattern has:

• 24 point sans-serif font (Arial) throughout
• Fully saturated black text on white background
• Single column layout
• Left-aligned text
• No italics
• No header or footer – just page numbers (bottom left)
• Consistent use of heading tags for easy navigation
• Internal links to aid navigation
• All instructions written out in text without reliance on diagrams or charts
• All words written out in full (i.e. no abbreviations)
• No bulleted lists
• No tables
• Tested with screen readers

You can read full details here: Accessible Patterns