contributed by Shawn
Barb was browsing patterns recently and came across a great double
knit hat pattern called the Rectangly Hat by Catherine Hughes.
She knit one up for the shop using Plymouth Select Worsted Merino Superwash yarn and
it was an immediate hit!
The hat is
composed of two layers and is completely reversible - and the colors are
opposite on each side. The double
knit technique might sound difficult but Catherine has set up the
pattern for this hat so that it's easy to understand.
So many of the staff and our customers were interested
that soon several Rectangly Hats were in progress!
Here is the one I started using Berroco Vintage yarn.
I love the contrast of these two jewel tones for this pattern!
This pattern has kept us busy thinking of other
possibilities for what to incorporate as a motif in the double knitting
technique. Too bad the word KNIT isn't a palindrome*. BUT with a bit of ingenuity we figured out
how to make the hat say KNIT on one side and PURL on the other!
So now we have a real knitter's double knit hat! This
sample is shown in Berroco Lustra yarn. It would also look great with KNIT on one side and CROCHET on the other!
Since then we've had a smaller version walk through the
door (sized down by using sport weight yarn and smaller needles) knit from
Debbie Bliss Rialto DK. And
even one version of the hat that incorporated a skein of semi-solid and a skein of multi-colored Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend that was just gorgeous!
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