Description

Twist Collection comprises a “paper-bag” style hat with cute pom-poms together with a cosy cowl and a choice of mittens or fingerless mittens. All are knitted in a chunky yarn that shows the texture of the stitches beautifully.

You work Twist Hat in the round with mock side seams, thus avoiding a jog in the stitch pattern. These ‘seams’ flow up from the rick-rack rib, through the Vikkel braid and the woven stitch pattern. Finally, you finish the hat with a special crochet cast-off that mimics the ‘seams’.

You start Twist cowl in the same way as Twist hat. Then, you shape your cowl by reducing the needle size and finished using a one-over-two cast-off, which minimises rolling of the edge.

You start both styles of the mitten in the same way up to the fingers. Either, you shape the fingerless mittens using the one-over-two cast-off used for the cowl or you carry on knitting the mittens, then finish them with the crochet cast-off used for the hat. Finally, you knit the folk-style thumbs, with no shaping necessary.

You can purchase all the patterns in Twist Collection together in a single booklet or separately. All the patterns in Twist Collection are available to purchase as digital pdf downloads from the Being Knitterly Ravelry store, or here as printed booklets.

Options

Digital pdf pattern

Available from the Being Knitterly Ravelry store.

Printed pattern booklet

Twist Collection – the A4 booklet has 8 pages including:

• Before You Start: notes, sizing, yarn, tension | gauge, and abbreviations.
• Instructions for Vikkel braid.
• Photo tutorial for one-over-two cast-off.
• Photo tutorial for crochet cast-off seam.
• Written instructions for Twist hat.
• Written instructions for Twist Cowl.
• Written instructions for Twist Fingerless mittens.
• Written instructions for Twist Mittens.

Twist hat – the A4 booklet has 4 pages including:

• Before You Start: notes, sizing, yarn, tension | gauge, and abbreviations.
• Instructions for Vikkel braid.
• Photo tutorial for crochet cast-off seam.
• Written instructions for Twist hat.

Twist cowl – the A4 booklet has 4 pages including:

• Before You Start: notes, sizing, yarn, tension | gauge, and abbreviations.
• Instructions for Vikkel braid.
• Photo tutorial for one-over-two cast-off.
• Written instructions for Twist cowl.

Twist Mittens & Fingerless Mittens – the A4 booklet has 8 pages including:

• Before You Start: notes, sizing, yarn, tension | gauge, and abbreviations.
• Instructions for Vikkel braid.
• Photo tutorial for one-over-two cast-off.
• Photo tutorial for crochet cast-off seam.
• Written instructions for Twist fingerless mittens.
• Written instructions for Twist mittens pattern.

Pattern details

Sizes

Twist hat:

Head size: 52 [56: 59] cm | 20 1/2 [22: 23 1/4] inches.
Finished size: 49 [53: 56] cm | 19 1/4 [20 3/4: 22] inches.
Depth from brim to crown: 21 [25: 26] cm | 8 1/4 [9 3/4: 10 1/4] inches.

Twist cowl:

Width at the upper edge: 56 cm | 22 inches.
Width at lower edge: 60 cm | 23 1/2 inches.
Depth: 15.5 cm | 6 inches.

Twist mittens/ fingerless mittens:

Palm circumference: 16 [19: 22: 25] cm | 6 1/4 (7 1/2: 8 3/4: 9 3/4) inches.
Finished mitten circumference: 15 [18: 21: 24] cm | 6 (7: 8 1/4: 9 1/2) inches.

The hat worn by the model is in head size 56 cm; mittens and fingerless mittens are finished size 18 cm.

Yarn

Rowan British Sheep Breeds Chunky Undyed (chunky; 100% wool; 110 m | 120 yds per 100 g ball): shade Light Masham.

Hat: 2 [2, 2] x 100 g.
Cowl: 2 x 100 g.
Mittens: 1 [2, 2, 2] x 100 g.
Fingerless mittens: 1 [1, 2, 2] x 100 g.

A small amount of smooth waste yarn for mittens and fingerless mittens.

Needles & Accessories

6.00 mm | UK 4 | US 10 of your preferred type for working small circumferences.
7.00 mm | UK 2 | US 10 1/2 of your preferred type for working small circumferences.
8.00 mm | UK 1 | US 11 of your preferred type for working small circumferences.
6.00 mm | UK 4 | US 10 crochet hook.
Stitch marker.
Yarn needle.

Gauge | Tension

19 sts and 17 rounds per 10 cm | 4 inches over woven stitch using 8.00 mm needles.

Other details

These patterns are available in two versions: the standard ones for those who knit right-handed and alternative ones written for those who knit left-handed. If you purchase the printed pattern or kit and would like the pattern for knitting left-handed, please say so in your order notes at check out.

Most of you knit right-handed, that is, your stitches move from the left to right needle as you knit.

Some of you knit left-handed, that is, your stitches move from the right to left needle as you knit.

If you are a left-handed knitter who knits right-handed, that is your stitches move from the left to right needle, you should use the pattern for knitting right-handed.

Designer: Nicki Merrall (Being Knitterly).
Sample knitters: Nicki Merrall and Amanda Golland.
Model: Claire Tidmarsh.
Photography: Adam James Brown.