What you'll need
| One size only: | 19 cm height and 50 cm circ. (7.5” height and 20” circ) |
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Product Description
Social distancing is a quick and fun beanie hat in a bulky yarn featuring a simple cable pattern. The lines formed by the cables start one next to the other, then diverge to a safe distance in the body of the hat, to meet again on the top, when the danger is over to form a beautiful swirl shape together. And this is exactly what I wish: we are now in the middle of a painful distancing, but everything will end in a beautiful way!
Social Distancing Hat by Paola Albergamo
What Is Being Made
The Social Distancing Hat is a quick and fun beanie designed by Paola Albergamo. This knitted hat features a thoughtful design concept where cable lines begin close together, diverge outward during the body of the hat to represent safe distance, and then converge again at the crown to form a beautiful swirl pattern. The finished hat measures 19 cm in height with a 50 cm circumference, making it a standard adult beanie size that is easily customizable using different yarn weights and needle sizes.
Techniques Used
This intermediate-level knitting project employs several fundamental techniques suited to hat construction. The hat is worked in the round using either double-pointed needles (DPNs) or circular knitting needles with the magic loop method. The primary stitch pattern is stockinette stitch worked circularly, which creates the smooth, classic knit fabric that serves as the foundation for the design. Cable stitches form the main decorative element, creating the distinctive lines that start together, separate across the body of the hat, and reunite at the crown to form an integrated swirl motif.
Stitches Used
- Stockinette Stitch in the Round: The base fabric worked circularly, creating smooth V-shaped columns of knit stitches
- Cable Stitches: Twisted stitch patterns that form the diverging and converging lines central to the hat's design concept
Materials and Gauge
The Social Distancing Hat requires only one skein of yarn. The recommended yarn is Rowan Sultano, a luxury blend composed of 38% silk, 38% mohair, and 24% cashmere goat, offering approximately 93 yards (85 meters) per 50-gram skein in colorway 00003. This chunky-weight yarn works at a gauge of 14 stitches and 22 rounds over 10 by 10 centimeters (4 inches) in stockinette stitch when worked in the round. Knitting needles required are 5.5 mm (US 9) in either double-pointed or circular needle format with a long cable suitable for the magic loop technique. The pattern notes that size is easily customizable by adjusting yarn weight and corresponding needle sizes to achieve different finished dimensions.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Chunky |
| Pages: | 10 |
| Designer: | Paola Albergamo |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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