Crescita was the last Hat of the Folineal collection to be designed. As I’ve often said before, the last Hat or two are often the hardest – they’re the ones that make or break a collection, IMHO. They need to pull them altogether; plug any gaps that may be missing in a theme. They may need to balance up the range of techniques or styles – there’s a lot riding on those last couple of Hats.
And I was really pleased with this one. Sometimes I’ll rework the design of the last Hat umpteen times but this one? Worked straight from my sketches and swatches.
As with all the Hats in this collection, changes in size are achieved through yarn weight, needle size or gauge, or by adjusting the number of panels. A couple of them have a few places where the length could possibly be adjusted by adding or removing stitches (they’re sideways knit, so the number of stitches cast on determines the depth) but because all of the motifs are designed to be proportional, changing the number of stitches can impact the motif, so no adjustment points have been marked.
For this one you’ll need about 178yd/163m for Yarn A (background) and 71yd/65m of Yarn B (leaves and lines).
It’s shown in Fiber & Hue Go To DK in shade ‘Gorange’ [231yd/211m per 100g; 100% Superwash Merino] & RipplesCrafts Culkein in shade ‘Was That A Kingfisher’ [246yd/225m per 100g; 100% Superwash Bluefaced Leicester].
One really cool things about short-row colourwork is that it works for just about any yarn colour except speckles (speckles hide the short rows). Because the short rows are doing all the heavy lifting, you’ll still see the pattern if you choose a tonal pairing over a contrasting pairing.
I’m really looking forward to seeing the Hats you make and how you pair your yarns!
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