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| Job type | Test knit |
| Description | This hat is knit in the round, bottom up, in one piece. The CO is an alternating cable cast-on (how-to video linked in pattern) in CC, then 1x1 ribbing is worked in MC. A Fair Isle chart of Dinosaurs is worked in two colors. The crown is worked as a series of k2tog.
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| Tech edited | This pattern has been tech edited. |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Start date | 2024-07-15 |
| Due date | 2024-09-02 This is a flexible deadline! |
| Craft | Knitting |
| Test secrecy | Teasable |
| Pattern access | The pattern for this test will be sent to you by email. This means the designer will have access to your email address for this purpose. By applying for this test, you are allowing Yarnpond to show your email address to this designer for the purposes of sending you the pattern document only. The designer may not add you to their mailing list or send you marketing emails without you providing approval for them to use your address for that purpose. Designers found to be abusing their access to testers emails will be excluded from Yarnpond. |
| Advertiser | Melissa Kemmerer Designs |
| Spots available | -7 |
| Sizes required |
1 (preemie; 11")
: Filled!
2 (baby; 12.5") : Filled! 3 (toddler; 13.75") : Filled! 4 (child; 15") : Filled! 5 (teen; 16.5") : 1 testers needed 6 (adult small; 18") : Filled! 7 (adult medium; 19.25") : Filled! 8 (adult large; 20.5") : Filled! 9 (adult XL; 22") : Filled! |
| Finished measurements | Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) [6, 7, 8, 9]; To fit (approx.): preemie (baby, toddler, child, teen) [adult small, adult medium, adult large, adult XL] with 0 - 2”/ 0 - 5cm of negative ease. Finished circumference: 11 (12.5, 13.75, 15, 16.5) [18, 19.25, 20.5, 22]” / 27.5 (31, 34.5, 38, 41.5) [44.5, 48, 51.5, 55]cm. Finished height: 5.5 (5.5, 6, 6.5, 7) [7, 7.5, 7.5, 8]" / 14 (14, 15, 16.5, 17.5) [17.5, 19, 19, 20]cm. |
| Gauge | 32 sts and 38 rnds = 4"/10cm over SS and colorwork |
| Charted or written pattern | Both |
| Skills required | cast on 1x1 ribbing two-color stranded colorwork / Fair Isle k2tog |
| Construction type | bottom-up, in the round, seamless |
| Yarn support | There is a discount available for the recommended yarn! |
| Required or recommended yarn | fingering weight in two colors. I used Emma's Yarn Practically Perfect (80% sw Merino; 20% nylon) |
| Yardage | C1: 40 (45, 50, 60, 75) [90, 115, 135, 160] yards / 37 (42, 46, 55, 69) [83, 106, 124, 147] meters; C2: 40 (45, 50, 60, 75) [90, 115, 135, 160] yards / 37 (42, 46, 55, 69) [83, 106, 124, 147] meters. |
| Tools required | Needles: US 3/ 3.25mm, or size to obtain gauge in Stockinette stitch and Ghost Stories stitch pattern (you may need a larger needle for Fair Isle if you tend to knit tightly), in 16”/ 40cm - 22”/ 55cm (depending on hat size) circular and in DPNs; and US 1.5/ 2.5mm, or 2 - 3 US sizes / 0.75mm smaller than gauge needle, in 16”/ 40cm - 22”/ 55cm (depending on hat size) circular. Gauge: 32 sts and 38 rnds = 4”/ 10cm over Stockinette stitch and Fair Isle pattern. Yarn: fingering weight: C1: 40 (45, 50, 60, 75) [90, 115, 135, 160] yards / 37 (42, 46, 55, 69) [83, 106, 124, 147] meters; C2: 40 (45, 50, 60, 75) [90, 115, 135, 160] yards / 37 (42, 46, 55, 69) [83, 106, 124, 147] meters. Notions: 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) [13, 14, 15, 16] stitch markers, tapestry needle. Sample knit in: Emma’s Yarn Practically Perfect (80% superwash Merino; 20% nylon; 400 yards / 100g) in Weathervane (C1) and Merlot (C2).
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| Ownership of the finished item | The finished item is yours to keep. |
| Requirements from the maker |
Communication via email (melissa@melissakdesigns.com). Please do not send important questions via chat or yarnpond messages, though you are welcome to chat with each other in the testing chat room. Completion of project by the deadline, including clear pictures posted on your Ravelry project page or emailed to me. Patience. My mental health fluctuates and I cannot always respond immediately or in an otherwise timely fashion. Please have another WIP on hand to keep you busy. (This is the primary reason why the deadline is flexible.) While I love an enthusiastic test knitting group, it can cause me to miss important pattern questions and problems that are posted in the group chat. I encourage you to share pictures, progress updates, colorway inspirations, and conversations in the yarnpond chat, and post your questions and corrections as comments in the Google doc of the pattern. Feedback regarding clarity and accuracy of pattern. Yardage used.
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| Rewards from the designer |
The designer is offering discounted or free pattern(s) to testers
All testers who complete this hat and post clear pictures by the deadline will receive the final pattern upon publication in October, as well as another pattern of their choice from my Ravelry shop (Melissa Kemmerer). Any additional hats completed and shared in Ravelry projects by the deadline will earn additional pattern compensation. For example, if you knit and share photos of three hats by the deadline, then you will receive three patterns of your choice, plus the Ghost Stories Hat pattern. Emma's Yarn is offering 20% off to test knitters.
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