Winter warmers
Keep cosy this Christmas with this gorgeous hat and mitt set
Stay snug in a cosy hat and mittens
HAT & MITTS SIZE
To fit an average adult head and hands.
MATERIALS
Three 50g balls of King Cole Luxury Merino DK in Slate Blue 2619 for making both Hat and Mitts (see Notes).
Pair of 4mm knitting needles.
TENSION
24 sts and 54 rows to 10cm square over un-stretched patt using 4mm needles.
ABBREVIATIONS
cm centimetres; cont continue; dec decrease;
inc increase; k knit; m1 make one st by picking up and working into back of loop lying between st just worked and next st; p purl; patt pattern; rem remaining;
RS right side; st(s) stitch(es); tbl through back loop; tog together;
WS wrong side.
NOTES
● The tension is measured when the piece is laid flat and not stretched at all, so only the upper ridges show on RS or WS.
● You will need 2 x 50g balls if you are only making the hat, but there will be sufficient remaining plus another ball to make the mitts.
HAT
With 4mm needles, cast on 118 sts.
1st row (WS) K to end. 2nd row P to end. 3rd row K to end. 4th row K to end. 5th row P to end. 6th row
K to end. These 6 rows form the ridged patt and are repeated 12 times more, then the 1st to 3rd rows again.
Shape top 1st dec row (RS) [K7, k2tog] 13 times, k1. 105 sts. P 1 row. 2nd dec
row [K6, k2tog] 13 times, k1. 92 sts.
Patt 3 rows. 3rd dec row [K5, k2tog] 13 times, k1. 79 sts. P 1 row. 4th dec row
[K4, k2tog] 13 times, k1. 66 sts. Patt 3 rows. 5th dec row [K3, k2tog] 13 times, k1. 53 sts. P 1 row. 6th dec row [K2, k2tog] 13 times. k1. 40 sts. Patt 3 rows.
7th dec row [K1, k2tog] 13 times. 27 sts. P 1 row. 8th dec row [K2tog] 13 times, k1. 14 sts. Patt 3 rows. 9th dec row
[K2tog] 7 times. 7 sts. Cut the yarn leaving a long end, thread through rem sts, pull up and secure, then join the seam, matching rows.
MITTS LEFT HAND
With 4mm needles, cast on 41 sts. Work in 6-row patt as given for Hat throughout. Work 8 repeats of the
6 rows, then the 1st to 3rd rows again **.
Shape for thumb
Keeping patt correct, work as follows: Next
row (RS) K16, m1, k1, m1, k24. P 1 row. Next row
(RS) K16, m1, k3, m1, k24. K 1 row. Next row
(RS) P16, m1, p5, m1, p24. K 1 row. Next row
K16, m1, k7, m1, k24.
P 1 row. Next row K16, m1, k9, m1, k24. Cont in this way, keeping the 6-row patt correct and increasing 2 sts on every RS row with 2 sts more between the 2 inc sts each time until the following rows have been worked: Next row
(RS) K16, m1, k15, m1, k24. K 1 row. P 1 row. 57 sts. Next row (WS) K24, cast off 15 sts knitwise, k to end. Next row K17, k2tog tbl, k to end. 41 sts. Patt a further 16 rows. Cast off knitwise on WS. Join seams matching rows.
RIGHT HAND
Work as Left Hand to **.
Shape for thumb Keeping patt correct, work as follows: Next row
(RS) K24, m1, k1, m1, k16. P 1 row. Next
row (RS) K24, m1, k3, m1, k16. K 1 row.
Next row (RS) P24, m1, p5, m1, p16.
K 1 row. Next row K24, m1, k7, m1, k16. P 1 row. Next row K24, m1, k9, m1, k16. Cont in this way, keeping the 6-row patt correct and increasing 2 sts on every RS row with 2 sts more between the 2 inc sts each time until the following rows have been worked: Next row (RS) K24, m1, k15, m1, k16. K 1 row. P 1 row. 57sts.
Next row (WS) K16, cast off 15 sts knitwise, k to end. Next row K25, k2tog tbl, k to end. 41 sts. Patt a further 16 rows. Cast off knitwise on WS. Join seams matching rows.