Tradewind Knitwear Designs

Heavenly Hats and Sophisticated Mittens

I. Q. Hats: Intelligent yet quick, a hat you can knit today to wear tomorrow. For beginners there is the "Roll up the Brim" version; for the slightly more adventurous (or more cold-averse), there is the "Super Cozy", which incorporates a lining using Provisional Cast-on and Facing techniques (oh, yes - mental gymnastics!). With these erudite instructions, you can do it! Size: Large clever child to brilliant adult. Yarn: Celestial BFL Aran. Techniques: Knitting in the round, decreases, optional Provisional Cast-on and facing techniques. Level: Beginner or Intermediate. Pattern: $6.00 Cdn. Kit: $29.00 Cdn. Kit contains pattern plus Celestial Aran BFL (75g each of two colours)to make two hats or one hat with lining. Choose two colours, using the shade card and the sample page. The hats shown are: Left: Easter plus Skye; Right: Tequila Sunrise plus Utramarine (worn lining side out!)

Sizzling Hot Hat (#173) Warm the cockles of your ears with four layers of wool between you and the icy winds (it works for sheep). This is a supremely warm and fully reversible hat. Excellent carry-around knitting for the passionate knitter. Suits any smooth fingering weight yarn, with a main colour and one or more contrasts. Size: To fit head circumferences from 18 inches to 24 inches (Adult) Yarn: Fingering weight wool, approximately 150 g. Level: Determined Intermediate/ Advanced Techniques: Two-colour double-knitting, double-knitting decreases. Pattern: $ $6.00 Cdn. Kit:Please specify A or B. A. Celestial Merino Dream Solid and eight bright contrasts $55.00 Cdn(shown) B. Celestial Merino Dream Solid and two Handpainted colours $55.00Cdn

Baby Domino Bonnet (Available as a PDF from Patternfish) A quick gift for a newborn or toddler: a pleasure to knit, practical and comfortable, minimal finishing required. Ideal for using up small quantities of several colours of yarn. Size: Newborn - toddler. Yarn: Fingering weight washable wool in two colours. Techniques: Domino squares, ribbon cord. Skill level: Advanced. Pattern price: $6 Cdn

Button-me Hat Here it is: a simple ribbed hat that can be decorated with easily removable "theme" buttons to suit wearers of any persuasion (change buttons as the mood strikes you: it only takes a minute!). It can be made in conservative colours for the elegantly understated, or extravagantly bright for extroverts of the first order, and decorated with sport, hobby, or seasonal buttons to reflect the taste of any wearer. Stripe suggestions are made for 'Maple Leaf', 'Stars and Stripes', and Seuss-ian style headgear. Size:To fit heads 18 - 23 inches. Yarn: fingering up to sportweight, 50 - 100 grams. Level: easy/intermediate. Pattern: $6 Cdn.

Carnival Cap An elegant close-fitting cap, knitted flat in spiralling intarsia colour blocks that have sculpted edges created by lines of increases and decreases. Size:Fits heads 19 -22 inches,depending on the yarn/needle combination chosen. Yarn: Shelridge Ultra merino fingering wool, one main and nine contrast colours. Level: intermediate. Pattern: $6 Cdn.

Carousel Cap This is a one-colour spin-off of the Carnival Cap, knit in the round, but with the same elegant spiral design elements. Minimal finishing required. Directions for beading and contrasting stripes are given. Size:Fits heads 19 -22 inches,depending on the yarn/needle combination chosen. Yarn: 50g Shelridge Ultra merino fingering wool. Level: easy/ intermediate. Pattern: $6 Cdn.

Christabel Cloche A stylish hat created from a single strip of 72 equilateral triangles. Trimmed with an English Brioche Stitch brim and lining for extra warmth (optional). An ideal project for the knitter on the move, whilst offering plenty of freedom for your own design ideas. Two contrasting yarns, a single color or oddments may be used. Size : Adult (adjustable). Yarn: Fingering / 4ply wool, 50g = 160m / 175yds Techniques : St st with fully fashioned decs (k2t and ssk), Mattress st seaming. English Brioche Stitch. Intermediate Kit : Celestial Merino - 2 skeins mottled solid, 1 handpainted $45.00 Cdn Please specify colorway: Bright, Natural / Rainbow handpainted, Autumn Cream / Autumn handpainted Pattern $6.00 Cdn

Rainbow Hat Fun, easy-to-knit in the round, a quick project with incredible results. All seven shades in sequence with a warm navy crown. (Children actually love to wear them !) Size : child to large adult. Yarns : Shelridge wool and wool/cotton. Techniques : knitting and purling in the round, decs on dpns for crown. Beginner Kit $23.95 Cdn

Forest Hat The Forest hat is for the less flamboyant amongst us, in soft purple, green, blue and raspberry wool.Easy to knit in the round, contains 4 colours. Size : child to large adult. Yarns : Shelridge wool and wool/cotton. Techniques: knitting and purling in the round, decs on dpns for crown. Beginner Kit $23.95 Cdn

Candy Stripe Hat Coordinates with the Candy Stripe sweater, striped in pink, lilac and natural with a natural coloured lace patterned crown. Fun and quick to knit in the round, contains 3 colours. Size: child to large adult. Yarns: Shelridge wool and wool/cotton. Techniques: knitting and purling in the round, decs on dpns for crown. Beginner Kit: $23.95 Cdn

Equilateral Hat An unusual but easy construction for a hat. May be made from oddments or with a variegated yarn with a long color gradation. Work a strip of triangles, fold, and mattress stitch into a neat hat. Yarn: Noro Kureyon wool 50g = 100m Size: child to large adult, adjustable with gauge. Techniques: k2t, ssk, mattress st. Advanced beginner. Pattern $6.00 Cdn

Scrunchie Hat or Headband (Available as a PDF from Patternfish) One of the very best hat designs you'll ever make. A Rainbow-style derivative, this is a quick and easy project for almost any yarn. Ideal for small amounts of precious yarns. A soft, wool-rich yarn will be warmest and will hold its shape best. The hat fits a wide range of head sizes and can be customized in many ways, or knit as a headband by omitting the crown of the hat - a great first knitting project. Size : small child to adult. Yarn : St. st. Gauge between 4 - 8 sts / inch. Techniques : knitting and purling in the round, decs on dpns for crown. Beginner Pattern: $6.00 Cdn

Swirling Sun Hat A quick summer project requiring little finishing. Uses 100g of DK weight cotton. Knit the lace brim to fit the head, pick up sts around the brim, and work in the round up to the crown. Size : toddler to adult. Yarn : Cotton 50g = 80m. Techniques : Basic lace, optional grafting, dpns. Advanced beginner / Intermediate. Pattern $6.00 Cdn

Paradoxical Mittens(Available as a PDF from Patternfish) An arresting pair of mittens, inspired by a traditional African woven pattern and turned into an ultra-warm mitten fabric by an English knitter in Nova Scotia! They may have either a traditional ribbed or a double thickness internal cuff. Entertaining intermediate knitting. Size - Adult (adjustable). Yarn - Fingering / 4ply wool, 50g = 160m / 175yds Techniques - Two-colors-per round knitting, three-needle bind-off. Intermediate Kit - Shelridge Ultra Merino fingering weight - 3 skeins; 1 each Light, Dark and Cuff $37.50 Cdn Please specify colorway: Black, blue or green. Natural / Cardinal cuff with either Charcoal Black , Navy, or Forest Green contrast. Pattern $6.00 Cdn

Fiesta Mittens (Available as a PDF from Patternfish) A sophisticated mitten to delight your digits! Size : Small (child 4+), Medium, Large ( adult) Yarn : fingering / 4 ply wool, ideally Celestial Merino. Approx 50g = 160 - 205m Techniques: two colors per round knitting, grafting. Advanced beginner Pattern: $6.00 Cdn Kit - Celestial Merino Small/ Medium $32.00 Cdn Large $43.00 Cdn Please specify colorway: Bright : Ivory / Rainbow hand-painted Subtle: Olive / subdued hand-painted Hot : Scarlet/ bright hand-painted

Rainbow Mitten Kit A tapered slouchy gauntlet cuff in rainbow colors. The hand is of two colors throughout for warmth and durability. Contains 8 colors Size : Adult with size options. Yarn : Shelridge wool, wool/cotton, 8 colors. Techniques : two-colors-per round knitting, grafting. Advanced beginner Kit $26.95 Cdn

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