The September Hat is worked in the round from the bottom up on a circular needle in brioche stitch. The stitches are cast on using the Italian cast-on technique to create a nice and neat edge. The top of the hat is shaped with decreases.
Please note that working brioche stitch in the round on a circular needle means that the brioche stitches are knitted on every other round and purled on every other round.
Sizes: Fits head circumference of 53 – 55 (55 – 58) cm [20¾-21¾ (21¾-22¾) inches
Gauge: 12 sts x 38 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in brioche stitch with one strand of each yarn on 4,5 mm [US7] needles, measured while lightly pushing the swatch out to the sides (slightly stretched)
Needles: Circular needles: 4.5 mm [US7] / 40 cm [16 inches]; Double-pointed needles: 4.5 mm [US7] (unless the Magic Loop technique is used)
Materials: Suggestion 1: 100 (100) g Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m [98 yds]) or Peruvian Highland Wool by Filcolana (50 g = 100 m [109 yds]) held together with 50 (50) g Alpakka Følgetråd by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 400 m [437 yds]) or 25 (25) g Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m [232 yds])
Suggestion 2: 50 (50) g Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m [257 yds]) (one strands) held together with 50 (50) g Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m [232 yds]) (two strands
Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)
See the classification of difficulty here.