Ultimate Hat

**Meet Ultimate Hat... designed for my 2023 Ultimate Knitting Cruise!** > Limited Run of kits available here: [http://www.nelkindesigns.com/ultimatehatkit][1] *I adore designing projects when I adventure with knitters… I chose to design something small, portable, chock-full of learning, but in bite sized doses to allow for chillaxed cruise knitting. Since our cruise stops in the Shetland Islands with a visit to Laxdale Yarn, I knew their yarn just had to be part of the design!* The Ultimate Hat is knit from the top down in the round. It starts with a highly amusing starburst knit with Jamieson’s Ultra, a scrumptious laceweight that feels almost as smooth as silk next to your skin. After the body of the hat is knit, you begin to work in the round inside out creating a thick and comfy traditional colorwork brim with 6-colors of Laxdale Yarn 2-ply Jumper. The decorative venting at the top is the perfect partner to the double layer at the brim. MATERIALS LY- 148 (188, 225, 253) yards [135 (172, 206, 231) meters] lace weight yarn M1- 40 (45, 50, 55) yards [37 (41, 46, 50) meters] fingering weight yarn M2, CC2, and CC3- 11 (13, 14, 15) yards [10 (12, 13, 14) meters] fingering weight yarn M3 and CC1- 6 (7, 8, 9) yards [5 (6, 7, 8) meters] fingering weight yarn **Yarn I Used:** LY- Jamieson’s of Shetland, Ultra; (50% Shetland Wool, 50% Lambswool; 212 yd [194 m]/ 25 g); Mooskit Fingering- Laxdale Yarn, 2-ply Jumper Weight (100% Shetland Wool); 98 yd [90 m]/ 25 g); M1- Natural Moorit, M2- Heather, M3- Aqua, CC1- Begonia, CC2- Lichen, CC3- Natural Fawn One set US Size 3 [3.25 mm] double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge Ndl A- One US Size 3 [3.25 mm] 16” circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge Ndl B- One circular needle a few sizes smaller than needed to obtain gauge (for picking up sts) Stitch markers, tapestry needle SIZES and FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 1 (2, 3, 4) 17.25 (19.5, 21.5, 23.75) inches [44 (50, 55, 60) cm] brim circumference, unstretched, to fit head up to 19 (21.25, 23.25, 25.5) inches [48 (54, 59, 65) cm] around. GAUGE LY- 26 sts x 36 rnds = 4 inches [10 cm] in Stockinette stitch, blocked Fingering- 26 sts x 36 rnds = 4 inches [10 cm] in colorwork, blocked > Like Laura’s designs and interested in > her clubs? **[Sign up][2]** to receive > email updates so you don’t miss out on > tutorials, new patterns and kits, and > subscriber-only special offers! > **PLUS** new subscribers get a coupon code for ***15% off*** all of my > independently published patterns when > you sign up! [1]: http://www.nelkindesigns.com/ultimatehatkit [2]: http://www.nelkindesigns.com/index.cfm/listJoin?mlistid=85