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Siskiyou by Lee Meredith
a hat inspired by the snow-covered Douglas Fir trees of Oregon
- reversible - trees on one side, more abstract, leaf-ish design on the other side
- four sizes, ranging from big kid/teen/small adult up to large adult
- height is easily adjustable if you want it taller
- trees pattern is fully charted and written
- trees are made with twisted stitches (mini-cables)
- find twisted stitches tutorials here, for the recommended methods
- designed in collaboration with Knitted Wit for the Snowy colorway line - see all collaboration patterns here
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you'll need:
- approx 140{145, 150, 155} yards / 128{133, 137, 142} meters worsted weight yarn for small{medium, large, extra large} sizes; small & extra large samples are Knitted Wit Targhee Shimmer Worsted (80% superwash Targhee wool, 20% silk) - 134 & 153 yards / 123 & 140 meters used, out of 240 yards / 220 meters in the skein (Snowy Cedar), and the medium is Knitted Wit Worsted Super Wash Merino - 138 yards / 126 meters used, out of 200 yards / 183 meters in the skein (Snowy Cedar)
- size US 7 (4.5mm) needles, or size to get gauge of 20 sts and 28 rows per 4 inches / 10 cm, in reverse stockinette
self-published in October 2015
on ravelry
photos on flickr
blog post
$5 for the pattern pdf
