Tweel is the original Scottish word for tweed. The spelling changed in 1826 when a London merchant misread the word. The change caught on and today, we talk of tweed patterns world-wide. The name for this hat is a nod to my Scottish heritage on my mother’s side. The hat is worked in the round from the bottom up and uses a provisional cast-on to enable a folded ‘tweel’ pattern brim, while the hat body is worked in stockinette stitch. Hat instructions are written; the tweed slip stitch pattern is written and charted. All chart rounds are worked from right to left.

finished measurements
Finished hat sizes A, B, C: 19.25” (20”, 22”)/49 (51, 56) cm circumference for head measurements up to 21” (22”, 25”)/53 (56, 61) cm
Finished length: A, B, C: 8” (8.5”, 8.5”)/20 (21.5, 21.5) cm

Gauge for hat body on US Size 2/2.75mm needle: 29 stitches/32 rounds = 4”/10cm

Gauge for mosaic stitch brim on US Size 3/3.25mm: 26 stitches/72 rows = 4”

1 skein in main body color plus 1/4 skeins in 2 secondary colors (brim) of June Cashmere Fingering Weight Yarn

Kit available: Tweel Brim Hat Kit