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Bamboo Bloom Handpaints, the yarn used for the body of this hat is striking and unique. When worked in modest stockinette stitch, the colors in this yarn play together beautifully. The way this yarn works up reminds me of the interesting patterning seen on many cichlid varieties of fish.
The Cichlid Hats are worked in the round from the bottom up. The twisted ribbing fits snugly around the forehead but body of the hat is quite slouchy due to the difference in gauge between the two yarns used.
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Full Downloadable and Printable Pattern Available Here
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Materials:
- 1 skein of Universal Yarns Bamboo Bloom Handpaints in any color of your choice.
- 1 ball of Universal Yarn Deluxe Worsted Superwash in any color of your choice.
- US 5 (3.75mm) 16" circular needle and set of DPNs
- US 7 (4.5mm) 16" circular needle and set of DPNs
- Tapestry Needle
- Stitch Marker
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Finished Measurements
- Height: 9.75 (10.75, 11.25, 11.75, 12.25)" with brim uncuffed (excluding pom pom); 7.75 (8.5, 8.75, 9, 9.5)" with brim cuffed (excluding pompom)
- Brim Circumference: 12.75 (14.5, 16, 17.5, 19.24)" unstretched, stretches to approximately 18.25 (20, 21.5, 23, 24.75)"
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Gauge:
- 20 sts x 24 rows = 4" in Stockinette stitch with color A and larger needle
- 25 sts x 32 rounds = 4" in K1, P1 Twisted Rib with color B and smaller needle
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