In Ireland, not only the grasses are greener, but also the houses are more colorful. When I travelled through Ireland, this place hit me the most. Dingle is a charming place on the peninsula of the same name with many colored houses. Since the colors give the traditional houses a modern twist, the Dingle hat interprets the traditional Fair Isle knitting in a modern way.
The slouchy hat is knitted in the round from the bottom up. For the geometric pattern, no more than two colors are worked in a single round.
Dingle is suitable for mini skeins or leftovers. I worked mine with a gradient set of five colors.
The Dingle knitting pattern is available for 2, 3, 4 and 5 colors.
It also works with a gradient set of four (MC-CC3) and a pop color (CC4). Or play with random semi-solid colors to make your own unique Dingle.
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MATERIAL
YARN
Spinnwebstube Bio Merino Cablé Fine Minis set (100 % Merino superwash; 382 yd/350m per 100g set); 5 mini skeins of 20g each; (here you can buy the sets)
5 colors
Main color 20 g
Contrasting color 1 20 g
Contrasting color 2 20 g
Contrasting color 3 20 g
Contrasting color 4 20 g
4 colors
Main color 30 g
Contrasting color 1 20 g
Contrasting color 2 20 g
Contrasting color 3 20 g
3 colors
Main color 35 g
Contrasting color 1 30 g
Contrasting color 2 25 g
2 colors
Main color 50g
Contrasting color 1 40 g
Note: the yarn used doesn’t label the individual skeins. I used the darkest as MC, and progressively lighter skeins for CC1-CC4.
KNITTING NEEDLES
- 3 mm / US # 2.5 circular needle (80 cm / 32” in length)
- 3.5 mm / US # 4 circular needle (80 cm / 32” in length)
- 3.5 mm / US # 4 needles for small circumference in the round
GAUGE
30 sts x 42 rounds = 10 cm / 4” in stockinette stitch with larger needles
32 sts x 32 rounds = 10 cm / 4” in stranded colorwork on larger needles
NOTIONS
- tapestry needle
- stitch marker
- optional: waste yarn for the provisional cast-on
MISCELLANEOUS
PATTERN NOTES
For a neater look, I recommend using the provisional tubular cast-on. If you prefer, use a stretchy CO like the long-tail method.
SKILLS REQUIRED
- knit and purl stitches
- increases and decreases
- fair isle
- reading charts
The pattern is charted.
SIZES
To fit a head circumference:
S [M] / 51 [56] cm / 20 [22]”
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
height: 24 [29] cm / 9.5 [11.5]” tall from CO to top
circumference: 44 [50] cm / 17.5 [19.5]” unstretched
Shown in size M on a 57 cm / 22.5” circumference head.
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TECH EDITOR
Kate Atherley
PUBLISHED IN
KNITTY Issue Spring + Summer 2017