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about barlow hat

Designed to be worn with my ever-popular Barlow Scarf,  the Barlow Hat is worked in the round in a Garter Slipped Stitch pattern from the brim up. There are two options for crown shaping: straight to the top (Hat A) or along a simple forking cable (Hat B). 

Pattern Notes

SKILL LEVEL
Easy

YARN & TOOLS
Yarn option A:
Shel Designs Cashmere Merino Aran
80% Superwash Merino,10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon, 3-ply
181 yds/100g
1 skein
Shown in Storm

Yarn option B:
Note: One strand of DK and one strand of lace (either Mohair Silk or Suri Silk) are held together throughout for this version

Shel Designs Finito DK
100% 19.5 Micron Superwash Merino, 3-ply yarn
246 yds/100g
1 skein
Shown in Dusty Rose

AND

Shel Designs Suri Silk Lace
65% Baby Suri Alpaca, 35% Silk
437 yds/50 g
1 skein
Shown in Dusty Rose
OR

Shel Designs Mohair Silk Lace
72% Kid Mohair, 28% Silk
459 yds/50g
1 skein

Size 7 (4.5 mm) 16″ circular needle
Size 8 (5 mm) 16″ circular needle
Size 8 (5 mm) dpns or long circular needle
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn
Cable needle
Optional pom pom