Introducing Mellohi, the seventh Cuboidal Hat

We’re inching closer to release date now, with only this and another Hat to go!

Mellohi continues the cornered crown that was introduced in Morph. Here, the corners are the central feature, whereas with Morph they’re used to create that envelope finish.

The square style used here is another half-and-half theme, only it’s half solid, half stripes. It’s the opposite of the square style used in Basalt, a few Hats back. When designing the square styles I became fascinated with the way that colour dominates, depending on where the solid blocks and stripes sit, and how they affect the overall design. Or rather, the overall effect when they’re tiled together.

With this one, same as I did with Morph and do so with the final Hat, too, I added a plain brim. That doesn’t mean to say that you have to too, rather I tried to include as many different border and brim styles as possible to show you what options you might have if you switch things up!

Have you started to plan your Hats yet? Have you thought about the colours you may use, whether to have a solid brim or border? What about yarn weights? The gauges covered in the collection are: 18sts, 20sts, 22sts, 24sts, 28sts, 30sts and 32sts to 4in/10cm. Which is quite the range!

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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