{"product_id":"peerie-flooers-hat-knitting-kit","title":"Kate Davies – Peerie Flooers Hat – Knitting Kit","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKate Davies – Peerie Flooers Hat Knitting Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesigned by Kate Davies – KDD \u0026amp; Co\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeerie Flooers is one of Kate Davies' best known designs, and one of the most knitted. Rows of small flowers in seven shades run up the body of the hat and resolve into a star at the crown. It has been a favourite with knitters for well over a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hat is worked from the bottom up, starting with corrugated rib, then body and crown from a chart read right to left throughout. Two sizes are given from the same set of yarn: a close-fitting shallow beanie, and a deeper, slightly slouchy one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have kitted this in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jamieson-smith-2-ply-jumper-weight\"\u003eJamieson \u0026amp; Smith 2 Ply Jumper Weight\u003c\/a\u003e, the classic Shetland jumper weight and our choice for this design in place of the yarn named in the pattern. It is true Shetland wool, with just enough grip to keep stranded colourwork even, and it blooms when blocked so the little flowers soften and settle into the fabric. Knitters have been working Peerie Flooers in 2 Ply Jumper Weight for years, and it is hard to beat for the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShetland Palette 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the seven shades in this kit, with the chart letter each one works as in the pattern:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark Azure Blue 142\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eB\u003c\/strong\u003e Light Fawn 202\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eC\u003c\/strong\u003e Lime 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eD\u003c\/strong\u003e Egg Yolk Yellow 91\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eE\u003c\/strong\u003e Light Blue 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eF\u003c\/strong\u003e Light Green Mix FC24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eG\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark Fuchsia 43\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see all seven below the hat in the first photograph. We have matched Kate's palette as closely as the Jamieson \u0026amp; Smith range allows, but these are not the shades she used and the two yarns are different, so your hat will not look identical to the photographs of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkill Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Intermediate ★★★ (3 out of 5)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two sizes, both knitted from this one kit. To fit head circumference 51-56 (56-61)cm \/ 20-22 (22-24)in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 sts x 34 rounds to 10cm (4\") over colourwork, on \u003cstrong\u003e3.25mm\u003c\/strong\u003e needles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Kit Includes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 balls of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jamieson-smith-2-ply-jumper-weight\"\u003eJamieson \u0026amp; Smith 2 Ply Jumper Weight\u003c\/a\u003e, one in each of the seven shades listed above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted pattern in English, with a code to download the digital version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou'll Also Need\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGauge-size circular needles, 40cm long. Kate's gauge was achieved on \u003cstrong\u003e3.25mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCircular needles one size below gauge size, 40cm long, for the rib\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGauge-size needles of your preferred type for working small circumferences, for the crown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStitch marker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWool needle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on the needles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern gives needles by gauge rather than by size, so knit a swatch first and let that decide. Kate's gauge was achieved on \u003cstrong\u003e3.25mm\u003c\/strong\u003e, and that is the sensible place to start, but take whatever size gets you there in stranded colourwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth cables want to be 40cm. At this gauge the hat sits comfortably on 40cm and nowhere near comfortably on 60cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuying interchangeables for this? A 40cm circular needs the short \"special\" tips. Standard tips only make up 60cm and above, so they will not help you here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe crown decreases right down at the end, so you will need something for small circumferences. Double-pointed needles or Magic Loop both work, and the choice is personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechniques used\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStranded colourwork in the round, two shades per round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrugated rib\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking from a chart, read right to left throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003em1 increases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCentred double decreases and k2tog, worked in the colourwork pattern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoving to double-pointed needles or Magic Loop as the crown reduces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlocking over a hat block, foam head or a shaped plastic bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA design knitters have come back to for over a decade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal Shetland wool from Jamieson \u0026amp; Smith in Lerwick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven shades in one kit, so there is nothing left to work out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA manageable first or second colourwork project, small enough to finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoth hat sizes knit from the same set of yarn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kate Davies","offers":[{"title":"Shetland Palette 1","offer_id":59093138375030,"sku":"KDD_PEERIEFLOOERS_JS2PLY","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/9340\/1659\/files\/Peerie_Flooers-18wvariants.jpg?v=1792676401","url":"https:\/\/theorrymill.co.uk\/products\/peerie-flooers-hat-knitting-kit","provider":"The Orry Mill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}