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Barbara G. Walker Pattern

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Category:

Knitting

Type:

Accessory

Fit:

Women, Girls

Item:

Hat

Skill Level:

Beginner

Basic Skills Necessary:

Knit, purl, basic shaping, seaming

Pattern Description:

Barbara G. Walker (born July 2, 1930) is a U.S.
author and feminist who writes about spirtuality,
anthropology, literature and mythology. She also
is an influential knitting expert and the author of
several classic encyclopedic knitting references. Her
feminist work and activism led the The American
Humanist Association to name her "Humanist
Heroine" in 1993, and in 1995 she received the
"Women Making Herstory" award from the New
Jersey NOW.

In 2009 I had the honor of meeting her in person
at Sock Summit, where I asked her to pick one of
my hat designs as her namesake. She chose this
hat! I think that her reaction and choice make this
design even more special and endearing for me.
The hat is worked flat then seamed together with
the shirred panel. Instructions for several different
accessories will allow you to personalize and
change the the look of your hat.

Gauge:

33 sts and 45 rows = 4"/ 10cm in St st with larger needles

Sizing / Finished Measurements:

Toddler (Child/X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large)
Finished Head Circumference: 16.5 (19, 19.5, 20.75, 22, 22.5)"/ 42, 48.5, 49.5, 52.5, 56, 57)cm, fits heads up to 2"/ 5cm larger than finished size
Height: 5.25 (6, 6.25, 6.75, 7, 7.5)"/ 13.5 (15, 15.5, 17, 18, 19)cm

Materials:

165 (220, 235, 270, 295, 325)yds/151 (201, 215, 247, 270, 297)m of fingering weight yarn
US 2/ 2.75 mm 16"/ 40cm or longer circular needle, or size to obtain gauge; and 1 extra (optional) circular
US 1/ 2.25mm 16"/ 40cm or longer circular needle, or 1-2 sizes/ 0.5mm smaller than larger needle
1 set US 2/ 2.75 mm double-pointed needles (dpns), or size to obtain gauge

You Will Also Need:

Darning needle