Peerie Peewit Hat

*** Buy Peerie Peewit Hat and Peerie Peewit Headband for £5 *** Just add both to cart - discount will automatically apply This hat is knit in the round, casting on at the bottom edge. There are two options for the brim - corrugated or folded ribbing. The main section of the hat is knit in stranded colorwork, with 3 colours in some rows. Decreases shape the crown, with the final few stitches cinched with the yarn tail to close the top. The name of this hat comes from the two main inspirations for the design – ‘peerie’ is the Shetland word for small and ‘peewit’ is another name for a Lapwing. The hat has been inspired by the incredible knitting that comes out of Shetland. I’m lucky enough to live and work in those islands, managing nature reserves, some of which are home to breeding Lapwing. **Materials** - Jamieson’s of Shetland Spindrift 2ply jumperweight (2ply equivalent to 4ply/fingering weight. 100% Shetland wool. 105m per 25g ball) MC: Granny Smith 1140 - Corrugated Ribbing - 25g/105m, Folded Brim - 20g/84m CC1: Leaf 788 - Corrugated Ribbing - 8g/34m, Folded Brim - 25g/105m CC2: Sandalwood 861 - Corrugated Ribbing - 8g/34m, Folded Brim - 5g/21m CC3: White 304 - Corrugated Ribbing -6g/26m, Folded Brim - 5g/21m CC4: Shetland Black 101 - Corrugated Ribbing - 5g/21m, Folded Brim - 5g/21m If your guage does not match mine be aware you may need a second ball of MC and CC as I do not have much left over of either of these colours - 2.5mm needles – DPNs or 40cm circular - 3mm needles – DPNs or 40cm circular, may need longer circulars to work crown - Tapestry needle - Stitch markers for BOR and pattern repeat **Guage** 30 stitches and 38 rows over 10cm on larger needles in colourwork **Size** Hat circumference – 50cm Hat depth – 21.5cm **Abbreviations** DPNs – double pointed needles BOR – beginning of round MC – main colour CC – contrast colour K – knit P – purl K2tog – knit two together M1 – make 1 – I used backwards loop S2kp – slip 2 stitches knitwise, knit next stitch, pass slipped stitches over (2 st dec) ***Some helpful notes:*** **Three colours** There are 13 rows in the main Lapwing chart that use three colours. Pay extra attention to your tension here to prevent it becoming too tight **Floats** There are long floats in this pattern. It’s up to you if you want to catch them (I don’t always). If you do, make sure you stagger the catching so it’s not in the same place in each round. **Tick boxes** ⬚ There are tick boxes in the pattern to help you keep track of progress. **Charts** All charts are read from right to left, bottom to top. **Carrying colours between rows** Colours can be carried between rows. However due to the number of colours used, it may be easier to break a colour after you have finished using it for each section to minimise the number of yarn balls attached to the project. I’d love to see your finished hats. Please feel free to tag @otterandcrane on Instagram and use #PeeriePeewitHat For pattern support email otterandcranedesigns@gmail.com