I'm so happy to finally be able to share this pair of projects with you! The Anagram Hat & Wrap are part of the new amirisu Winter 2018 issue, along with seven other patterns celebrating texture in knitting.
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The Anagram Hat is a cosy beanie with crisp texture, and its sibling the Anagram Wrap is a large dramatic rectangle with an all-over lace pattern. The stitch patterns combine modern geometric lace with garter stitch for texture and squish factor.
Geometric stitch patterns have become a real signature of mine - I find them very satisfying, both in the designing stage and the knitting. Because of the small repeating elements in their stitch patterns, the Hat & Wrap are very rhythmic and meditative to knit. I rearranged the little 'blocks' of pattern, with diagonal lines travelling across the garter stitch background, just like rearranging the letters in a word - so I think of these two stitch patterns as 'anagrams' of each other.
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The Anagram Hat & Wrap are both knit in Brooklyn Tweed Arbor in the delicate wintery shade 'Thaw'. Arbor's beautifully crisp stitch definition really lets their texture shine. You will need 7 skeins for the wrap and 2 for the hat (including a pompom if you wish).
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Hat Features:
a cosy textured beanie in modern geometric lace
can be topped with a pompom if you wish
knit in the round from the bottom up
techniques include the long tail cast on, and lace knitting including the occasional double increase and decrease
suitable for solid or semi-solid-dyed DK-weight yarn
one size, easy to alter by changing the number of repeats around
pattern includes full written instructions as well as charts.
Wrap Features:
a long cosy rectangular wrap in modern geometric lace
knit flat from end to end
techniques include the long tail cast on, lace knitting, and a stretchy bind off
suitable for solid or semi-solid-dyed DK-weight yarn
one size, easy to alter by changing the number of repeats across or lengthwise
pattern includes full written instructions as well as charts.
Photo by amirisu
Find out more about my Anagram Hat & Wrap pattern duo, including Ravelry and Payhip purchase options. The patterns are also available as part of amirisu Winter 2018, Issue 15. You can purchase a print copy from their website or your favourite yarn shop, or a digital copy from amirisu's website or Ravelry.