WOVEN RAIN HAT
Alex Capshaw-Taylor
Stay
stylish in rain or shine with this pretty fedora. Worsted wool and stainless
steel are held together strength. Pieces are worked flat.
Finished
Size 20¾" circumference and 5¼" high at tallest point.
Yarn
Lion Brand Yarn LB Collection Organic Wool (100% organic wool; 185
yd [170 m]/3½ oz [100 g]): #134 avocado (A), 2 skeins.
Lion Brand Yarn LB
Collection Wool Stainless Steel (75% wool, 25% stainless steel; 273 yd [244 m]/½
oz [14 g]): #108 dusty blue (B), 1 cone.
Needles
Size 5 (3.75 mm): two 24" circulars (cir). Adjust needle size
if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions
Markers (m); stitch holder; tapestry needle; waste yarn for
provisional CO.
Gauge
26 sts and 28 rows = 4" in Woven Herringbone patt with 1
strand each of A and B held tog; 20 sts and 32 rows = 4" in Seed st with 1
strand each of A and B held tog.
