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Orbital Hat Kit
The Orbital Hat by Maren Odenthal is a fun, fisherman’s style hat, with a folded double brim and a spiralling texture created with simple cables. Needing just one hank of lofty Lore, this hat makes a perfect gift and is a fantastic way to add a pop of bright, cheerful...
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Description
The Orbital Hat by Maren Odenthal is a fun, fisherman’s style hat, with a folded double brim and a spiralling texture created with simple cables. Needing just one hank of lofty Lore, this hat makes a perfect gift and is a fantastic way to add a pop of bright, cheerful color to your handmade wardrobe.
This hat is knitted bottom up seamlessly in the round. The body’s swirling texture gets created with simple cables, starting with a double brim. Orbital can be worn with the brim folded up or down as you prefer.
Yarn:
1 hank of The Fibre Co. Lore (100% lambswool, 250 m (273 yds) per 100 g hank) in shade Happiness.
Colors:
The photos show the hat in the shade Happiness.
Sizes and measurements:
S [M: L]
To fit head circumference: 46-51 [51-56: 56-61] cm (18-20 [20-22: 22-24] in)
Finished measurements:
Circumference: 45.5 [51.5: 57] cm (18.25 [20.5: 22.75] in)
Height above brim: 18.5 [21: 23.5] cm (7.25 [8.25: 9.25] in)
Brim height: 5 cm (2 in) in all sizes
Kit contains:
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PDF of Orbital Hat Pattern
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1 hank of Lore
Needles and notions required:
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Two 3.25mm (US 3) 40 cm (16 in) circular needles
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4mm (US 6) 40 cm (16 in) circular needle
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4mm (US 6) circular or double-pointed needles for working a small circumference in the round
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Crochet hook
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Stitch marker
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Waste yarn
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Darning needle
Techniques used:
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Provisional cast on Right Purl Twist