Lollipop Park Hat & Mitten Set

Description

Both the hat and the mittens can be purchased as separate patterns.

Never underestimate the importance of having fun. – Randy Pausch, American professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design; The Last Lecture

When I was growing up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, there was a small children’s amusement park just down the road from my house and it was called Lollipop Park. The miniature steam locomotive and 1,200 feet of track wound their way through the park, neatly manicured and accented with zinnias and petunias. The boat ride, bumper cars and helicopters thrilled all the neighborhood children. It closed in 1973, but I still have such fond memories of the excitement of those memories.

PATTEN NOTES: 

A collaboration with Fiber MacGyver using stranded colorwork in 2 colors that provides a lovely graphic look. This is a great piece for using up small sport weight scraps. The colorwork pattern is charted and worked from the bottom up. Feel free to mix and match your colors to suit your preferences. Check out the test knitter’s projects on Ravelry for color inspiration.

SIZES: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5):  Child/Teen (Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large, Adult XL)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: 16.25 (18.25, 20, 21.75, 23.75)”/ 41.5 (46.5, 50.5, 55, 60.5) cm

YARN: DK weight, 260 yards/238 m = 100 grams

SAMPLE

Adult Medium, sample 1, was knit in Fiber MacGyver Shaniko DK weight using colorways: Oscar (44 g; 19 g for the 2 brim stripes), Mulberry (13 g), & White (26 g) weighing a total 82 g and using 213 yds.

Adult Large, sample 2, was knit in Fiber MacGyver Shaniko DK weight using colorways Pine, Perfect Pink and Pearl weighing a total of ?? g and using ??? yards

NEEDLES: US 4 (3.5 mm) 16 -inch (40 cm) circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge.

US 4 (3.50 mm) set of DPNS for crown decreases.

US 5 (3.75 mm) 16-inch (40 cm circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge.

GAUGE: 22 sts and 34 rnds per 4”/10cm (5.5 sts and 8.5 rnds per 1”/2.5 cm) in chevron colorwork

NOTIONS: Stitch marker, tapestry needle.