Levenish Hat

Name: Levenish Hat
SKU: 44316
Availability: InStock

Levenish Hat, Herald fingerless gloves and Peigi Cardigan patterncard kits and Mo Chridhe Blanket from the Infinite Cable Class, all designs by Alice Starmore

The Queen of the Waves Hand Knitwear Design Collection by Alice Starmore

Levenish Hat, Henry VIII gloves and woven wrap by Alice Starmore and Persian Tiles by Jade Starmore

Description

Measurements:
Circumference 50.75[53,55.5,58]cm.
Brim to crown 20[20.5,21,21.5]cm.

The Levenish Hat kit includes a colour-printed patterncard with full instructions for 4 sizes of the Levenish Hat, and all the yarn required to make two Levenish Hats in Alice Starmore ™ Hebridean 2 Ply in your own choice of colours. There is enough yarn in the kit to make two hats in the largest size, with one hat in a self colour (Colour 1) as shown in the Mara version, and another in a main colour (Colour 2) with contrast highlights. These are shown in the photographs worked in Pebble Beach with a Driftwood contrast and also in Red Rattle with Tormentil contrast. This is an interesting design, made in circular overlapping layers, which will intrigue knitters of intermediate to expert level.

Click here for a digital shadecard of all Hebridean 2 Ply colours.

The Levenish Hat is photographed here in soft autumn light worn by Eve in Pebble Beach with Driftwood contrast along with the Peigi Cardigan, Herald handwarmers and Mo Chridhe Blanket. Eve also wears a Red Rattle version with a contrast in Red Deer alongside the Henry VIII fingerless gloves, Persian Tiles Wrap and woven scarf from the Weaving collection.

Iona is photographed wearing a Mara Levenish in strong midday sunshine along with a Sulaire Spencer. She is also photographed wearing the Pebble Beach Levenish in magic hour sunshine late on a summer evening.

£51.00

Size

Hat 1 Colour

Hat 2 Colour

Hat 2 Contrast Colour

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Our pattern-inclusive kits are made up in skeins of varying weight, according to the amounts required for each project. Every project on our website has been knitted here at Virtual Yarns, so we know precisely how much yarn is required to make them. Each kit contains that amount plus an extra 8 per-cent more yarn. This is enough yarn to knit a swatch and the project, PROVIDED THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOLLOWED FOR THE SIZE ORDERED. The extra 8 per-cent allows reasonable leeway for knitter error. Kits are made up by hand to order, and each yarn amount is carefully weighed.

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Washing Instructions

Please note that all of our yarns are supplied washed and therefore do not require to be washed or fulled after knitting, unless you have an accident. Generally speaking, your garments should not require cleaning/washing any more than a coat would.

All of our designs are made with 100% pure new wool yarns and should be washed either by hand with pure soap in hand hot-water, or in a front loading washing machine which has a specific wool programme using a small amount of non-biological detergent. We do not recommend the use of any fabric softeners or any additives that will remain in the fabric after rinsing.

If hand washing, dissolve a small amount of pure soap flakes – or if using a pure soap bar, grate the required amount – into hand-hot water. Ensure that the soap has thoroughly dissolved before immersing the piece. Use a gentle squeezing motion to wash; do not cause any friction by rubbing or scrubbing as this will cause the fibres to felt. Gently squeeze out the excess soapy water and rinse well in warm water. It is important to remove as much excess water as quickly as possible as the longer moisture is left in wool yarn, the more likely it is to shrink or felt.

The best method for removing water is to spin in a washing machine, but if you prefer to remove the water by hand then gently squeeze the piece to remove the main water load and then lay the piece flat on towels and roll up, squeezing out as much water as possible into the towels. You will have to use several towels and repeat the process to remove as much moisture as you can.

Alternatively, spin to remove the excess water. If using a top loading machine it is important to place the piece in a suitable pillowcase (white cotton is best) so that it does not wrap around the spindle and become distorted. For both top-loading machines and front-loading machines, it is vitally important to remove from the spinner as soon as it has stopped: otherwise the piece can become permanently creased.

In all cases, dry flat on towels away from direct heat/sunlight, and smooth gently into shape. You can place small towels – or even better, cut and finish old towelling into the garment shapes, such as sleeves etc – and place inside the garment so that the two layers are separate. This will greatly help speed up drying process.

For straight, dropped-shoulder pullover styles, a woolly board is an excellent method of drying as the garment is placed on the board and dried to size allowing air to circulate inside. The board can also be used for cardigans in this style so long as you tack the front bands closed using a strong cotton thread, which you then carefully remove once the garment has dried. Glove boards can also be used for gloves which will allow them to dry in perfect shape.

Story

The dome -shaped sea stac of Levenish guards the entrance of Village Bay, and at just over 1 nautical mile from Hirta, it forms the most southerly island of the ancient volcano rim. Looking out from the village, it is easy to imagine Levenish as a watchful head looking out over the thousands of miles of ocean beyond. It inspired me to design a close-fitting hat echoing its shape. The hat is composed of tiered layers of a textured, waving pattern that I designed in recognition of the eternal motion of the ocean surrounding this lonely sentinel.

Levenish would have been etched in the memory of our Queen of the Waves – a sight seen from every cottage window from dawn to dusk of every day, barring those of a dense sea fog or a colossal storm. But even on stormy days Levenish can be seen standing firm as huge Atlantic waves break over its 62 metre height. The Queen of the Waves would have seen its human-like profile facing the sunrise and watched it change colour as the sun set behind its back. She would have made many hats in colours to remind her of the ever-changing moods of light and weather passing over its steadfast form.

Though small, this hat is a fairly challenging project. It has lots of cast-on edges and its waving layers are knit together and overlapped as it decreases gradually to the crown. It looks equally lovely worked in a single colour or in a main colour with a contrast colour highlighting the waving pattern; and just like our Queen of the Waves, you too can have a lot of fun working out colour combinations for your own Levenish Hats.

Alice