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Silencio by Lee Meredith
textured zig-zaggy hat with garter stitch brim for any gauge
- pattern features sharp zig-zags inside wavy zig-zags
- use any weight from sport to aran, no gauge swatch needed
- modular construction with sideways brim
- use one color or multiple colors for different looks
- custom sized, fit to your head as you knit the brim
- stitch pattern can optionally be done without a cable needle
- click for tutorial videos for cabling without a cable, twisted stitches, and the "apart" and "together" twists used in the pattern (quickie videos are embedded below)
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you'll need:
- yarn in the weight of your choice: approx 200-275, 150-200, 100-120 yards / 185-250, 135-185, 90-110 meters total in sport, worsted, bulky weight; one solid/semi-solid colorway, or two or more different colors (at least one being a solid)
- needles sized to match your yarn, a circular needle 32"/80cm or longer; optional 16"/40cm circular needle and/or double pointed needles
- a crochet hook and scrap yarn (for the provisional cast-on), 2 extra needles (dpns work well) the same size or 1-2 sizes different (for the 3-needle bind-off), a cable needle (or work cables without one)
self-published in August 2016 for VIP club members
on ravelry
photos on flickr
blog post
available as part of the leethal VIP hat collection ($20)
This pattern will become available individually in August ($6).
Here are the complex twists (see full tutorials for detailed explanation; instructions using a cable needle are included in the pattern):