Victoria Sponge Hat

SIZESOne Size

MATERIALSFingering weight yarn, 180 yds (165 m), and lace-weight silk-mohair yarn, 180 yds (165 m)

Recommended yarns: Long Dog Yarn Sock, colorway Grace; Eden Cottage Yarn Eldwick Lace, colorway Apricot Tulip

Note: if you choose to sub yarns, make sure that least one of your yarns has a very fluffy finish, because this hat is knit at a loose gauge with the assumption that the mohair fibers will catch on each other and lend stability.

GAUGE4” (10 cm) square = 17 stitches x 19 rows in stockinette after blocking

NEEDLESOne set of needles for your preferred style of small-circumference knitting in a size to match gauge listed above One set of needles three sizes smaller than the size used to achieve gauge

Suggested needle sizes: US 8 (5 mm), US 5 (3.75 mm)

TOOLSOne stitch marker Size G (4 mm) crochet hook (optional) Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

SKILL LEVELAdventurous beginner to intermediate Techniques: increases, decreases, bobbles, knitting in the round