Silchester Hat

This hat is striped both vertically and horizontally, at the same time! This clever effect moves around the hat in a spiral.

Although it may look complicated, it only uses one colour at a time, and the pattern is achieved just with slipped stitches. There are a couple of slightly unusual manoeuvres, which are needed to keep the stripes in line, but they are all fully explained.

There is a matching Silchester Scarf, so you can make a lovely set.

Instructions for the pattern is both charted and fully written out so you can choose which you prefer.

Please note that the hat is intended to be worn with approximately 2"/5cm negative ease.