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Knit a hat with classic Shetland colorwork motifs! Rionnag (’star’ in Gaelic) is a lovely warm and lightweight hat featuring motifs from A Shetlander’s Fair Isle Graph Book. It’s perfect for cooler Spring days.

I was inspired to create this design by the beautiful heathered colors of Tukuwool Fingering yarn. Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift or Jamieson & Smith 2-ply would also be perfect for this cowl. Worked in four colors with only two colors used per row, with no shaping in the colorwork section, Rionnag would make a great project if you’re looking to try allover colorwork before committing to a garment project.

🧶 Quick Highlights:
Difficulty Intermediate
Sizes child/ youth, adult medium, adult large
Yarn Weight Fingering weight
Construction Hat is knitted in the round from the bottom up. Colorwork pattern is charted only.
Techique(s) Stranded colorwork, working in the round, reading a chart
Special Features Charted colorwork, only two colors per row, no shaping in the colorwork section

Finished Dimensions: Approximately 17 (20 ¼, 23 ½) in / 43 (51.5, 59.5) cm circumference and 9 ¼ in / 22 cm high
#SizeInclusive

Sample is shown in Adult Medium size.

🧶 Pattern Information:
Suggested Yarn: Tukuwool Fingering (75% Finnish Landrace, 25% Texel; 213 yds/ 195m per 50g/ 1.7 oz)

MC: 65 (85, 105) yds / 60 (78, 97)m
CC1: 40 (50, 60) yds / 37 (46, 55)m
CC2: 10 yds /10m
CC3: 25 (30, 40) yds / 23 (28, 37)m

Sample Shown in : Humu (MC), Tyyni (CC1), Kimo (CC2), Aava (CC3).

Gauge: 28 sts/35 rnds = 4 in 10cm in stockinette st and stranded patt, blocked

Needles: US #2 (2.75mm) 16 in circular needles; US #2 (2.75mm) double-pointed needles. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions: Tapestry needle; stitch marker

Tech editing by Allison O’Mahoney of Kniterations. Photography by Kerry Bullock-Ozkan.