PISCINE

Piscine is an elegant colorwork hat featuring a twin dancing fish motif surrounded by geometric diamonds and tiny dots. Choose from a close-fitting beanie or oversized slouch to customize your look. Knit with Brooklyn Tweed’s incredibly soft, yet springy and warm worsted weight Imbue, this will be your go-to fall and winter accessory.

Pair it with its sister neckwear pattern, Pelagia, for a complete set with matching or complimentary colors!

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SIZING

Fitted: One size
Brim circumference (unstretched): 16.5”/ 41.5cm
Height from brim to crown: 9”/ 22.5cm

Slouchy: One size
Brim circumference (unstretched): 16.5”/ 41.5cm
Height from brim (folded edge) to top: 11”/ 27.5cm

Recommended fit is 2-4”/ 5-10cm negative ease at brim.

MATERIALS

Yarn: Worsted weight yarn
Sample uses Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Worsted, worsted-spun 5-ply American merino wool, 104 yds/ 95m per 50g

Fitted: MC: Carbon, CC: Warbler
Yardage: MC (dk blue): 151 yds/ 138m, CC (yellow): 44 yds/ 40m

Slouchy: MC: Crepe, CC: Cloak
Yardage: MC (white): 190 yds/ 174m, CC (dk red): 49 yds/ 45m

Stated yardage includes yarn for a full-sized (5” x 5”/ 12.5cm x 12.5cm) swatch.

Needles:
US 7/ 4.5mm (or size needed to obtain gauge), 16-20”/ 40-50cm circular and DPNs
US 6/ 4.00mm (or one size smaller than main), 16”/ 40cm circular for brim ribbing

Tools: Stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge:
21 sts x 24 rows = 4” x 4” (10cm x 10cm) in stranded colorwork in the round, after washing and blocking

NOTE: It is highly recommended that you swatch for stranded colorwork in the round, as knitting colorwork flat vs in the round can often vary in gauge.

SKILLS
Stranded colorwork, catching long floats

Photography by Anna-Lisa Miller, IG: @ahiddenpurl
Tech editing by Lili Bowers, IG: @fiberlili
Male modeling by Jason Chan, IG: @jason_zyx and Seth Richardson, IG: @sethrichardsonknits