Next up, meet Scarlite, the sixth Cuboidal Hat

Say hello to the official helmet design in the Cuboidal collection! I say ‘official’ as Nethere is both a bonnet and a helmet, whereas this one was adamant it only wanted to be one thing.

Scarlite plays with a different approach to the square styles. Instead of stripes or solid squares, this design introduces a half-and-half square style that when combined, creates this bordered block-like, or windowed, effect.

As with all the others, you can mix and match the square styles for different effects. Each square style is demonstrated in at least one Hat so you can see how they look when combined.

Do you have a favourite so far? And have you thought about what yarns you’d use? I’m planning some posts pairing yarns for ideas and inspiration - why not share your yarn pairing ideas with the #CuboidalHats tag online so I can see them!

About the Cuboidal collection…

As with all of the patterns in this collection, the sample is shown in Malabrigo Arroyo. I find it gives me a nice firm squishy fabric on 2.75mm or 3mm needles, at a gauge of 28 sts to 10cm/4in, which is perfect for garter stitch. You don’t want a loose fabric with these Hats as they’ll stretch, and a firmer gauge ensures the Hat lasts longer before stretching out.

The whole collection is pretty much an any yarn, any size collection! I provide tables covering 8 gauges across 12 sizes, but armed with a gauge swatch and a bit of maths, you can achieve beyond the range provide - the construction of the Hat is the same regardless of the size you’re making or the gauge of your yarn. And the eBook will also include a chapter on head measuring and calculating yardage!

And in case anyone asks, this collection won’t be split into individual patterns. I talk about it more in length on this blog post, but in short the patterns are tutorial heavy and splitting them out just doesn’t work.

The collection will be $23/€19/£17 when published - September 2022 - and members of The Woolly Hat Society will get an exclusive new release discount!

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