Colorwork Workshop Today
Some of you may remember the hat pictured above. It was my first of the A la Carte Hats I made very early in the year. The pattern was created to support an all day workshop on two handed stranded colorwork which I first taught in February at Nanytutu’s in Wellington (now sadly closed). Well, I’m teaching it again today - to an overfull class, with a waiting list which means it will almost certainly be put on the schedule again in the new year.
The pattern was designed to work for many different sizes and many different gauges so it is flexible no matter the yarn and gauge a student may show up with (though I recommend worsted for the workshop so a hat is knit in a usable size in the time allotted). I also designed it to be top-down so precious workshop time is not spent gauge swatching. This way you cast-on and increase to the smallest crown stitch count and measure your gauge and add as needed for your desired size.
Once the crown is done it is time to think about the colorwork. I offer several colorwork motifs that can be mixed and matched or even invert the MC and CC for a different look. The pattern includes a small worksheet to help you center your colorwork band on the body of the hat if desired if you know you desired hat body depth and the depth of your chosen band treatment. It makes for a very versatile pattern.
Orignally the pattern was only going to be available in the workshop, however I got tired of answering Rav mail and e-mail about it regularly so it has been put up for sale for the last few weeks. So, anyone can knit the A la Carte Hat. The pattern does not include all the information for starting to knit colorwork, that is still only available in the workshop. But there are some tips sprinkled throughout. The pattern doesn’t even have to be used for colorwork. It is a great top-down hat guide that you can add your own touch too, such as Amanda did - no colorwork and earflaps with a picot edge all around! You can even add textured stitches, just be sure to measure your gauge over the pattern when determining the final stitch count for the body.
This multi-sized, multi-gauge pattern for a spiral topped top-down, no swatch colorwork hat that includes finished hat circumferences from 16-24” and many gauges. There are 8 colorwork charts included that can be mixed and matched for a wide variety of looks. 6 of those 8 charts require no catching of floats and are suitable for those new to stranded colorwork.
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