Extemporize
I like patterns and repetition… but even more, I like to occasionally go off on a tangent and interrupt them in interesting ways. The Extemporize hat lets you riff off a simple idea: garter sections are interspersed with slipped stitch columns. But every once in a while, those staid and formal columns will dance wildly from side to side with tiny and rapid cables.
Written for 8 sizes, this hat will let everyone in your family show their playful side.
I like patterns and repetition… but even more, I like to occasionally go off on a tangent and interrupt them in interesting ways. The Extemporize hat lets you riff off a simple idea: garter sections are interspersed with slipped stitch columns. But every once in a while, those staid and formal columns will dance wildly from side to side with tiny and rapid cables.
Written for 8 sizes, this hat will let everyone in your family show their playful side.
I like patterns and repetition… but even more, I like to occasionally go off on a tangent and interrupt them in interesting ways. The Extemporize hat lets you riff off a simple idea: garter sections are interspersed with slipped stitch columns. But every once in a while, those staid and formal columns will dance wildly from side to side with tiny and rapid cables.
Written for 8 sizes, this hat will let everyone in your family show their playful side.
What testers had to say:
“It was a good one to sit down in front of the TV with, easy but kept my interest.”
“Typically not a huge fan of garter in the round, but I loved how the jog that is normally visible wasn’t due to the placement of the column of slip stitches!”
“Really like the clear pattern.”
“Loved everything. Perfect beach project!”
Skills:
Knitting and purling in the round, slipped stitches, 1x1 and 1x2 cables, K2tog and SSK decreases.
Yarn:
Sport-weight yarn.
Sample shown in size 7 on 22”/56 cm head in Abstract Fiber Chagall (80% merino/10% cashmere/10% nylon) (280 yards/256 m per 4.06 oz/115 g). Colorway: Lichen.
Hat Actual Sizes
(Choose a size 1-3”/3-8 cm smaller than actual head circumference (circ))
1: 9.5”/24 cm circ, 4.25”/11 cm height
2: 12”/30 cm circ, 5.5”/14 cm height
3: 13.25”/34 cm circ, 5.5”/14 cm height
4: 14.75”/37 cm circ, 7”/18 cm height
5: 17.25”/44 cm circ, 8.25”/21 cm height
6: 18.75”/48 cm circ, 8.25”/21 cm height
7: 21.25”/54 cm circ, 9.5”/24 cm height
8: 22.75”/58 cm circ, 10.75”/27 cm height
Yarn Amounts (includes 15% buffer)
1: 50 yds/46 m
2: 70 yds/64 m
3: 80 yds/73 m
4: 110 yds/101 m
5: 170 yds/155 m
6: 180 yds/165 m
7: 250 yds/229 m
8: 315 yds/288 m
Gauge:
24 stitches and 50 rounds per 4”/10 cm in garter in the round, blocked
Tools:
2 unique stitch markers
Cable needle
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Needles:
US 2 (2.75 mm) needles for knitting a small circumference in the round, or size needed to get gauge
Social Media:
Please post your finished hat on social media with #KinoKnitsEBook, #ExtemporizeHat, and #KinoKnits. Please also tag @kinoknits.