Last Week I offered the sweater patterns, and as promised here are some accessories knit with Kelbourne Scout ….
Portage
Portage is a classic-styled cabled toque, made with a classic wool, worked in the round from the bottom up. Simple and elegant, this never goes out of style – plus cables create density in the fabric which helps to keep you warm! It’s also kind of an easy project to choose when you don’t know what to knit, it makes a gorgeous gift or you can keep it for yourself.
Size
- 18.75” (47.5 cm) circumference, unstretched
- 11” (28 cm) height, brim folded
Materials
- Kelbourne Scout: 1 skein
- 3.5mm/US4 – 16″ circular needles
- 4mm/US6 – 16″ circular needles
- 4mm/US6 double pointed needles
- Stitch marker(s)
- Tapestry needle
- Cable needle
- Pattern
Tutorials
- working cables from charts
- cabling without a cable needle
- swatching and measuring gauge in a cable pattern
Le Massif Scarf
Le Massif Scarf is worked in the round, featuring simple but striking geometric patterns. It is bold, stylish, and deliciously warm. This is a great exercise if you want to practice your stranded colourwork.
Size
- 14″/35cm in circumference
- 76″/193cm long
Materials
- Kelbourne Scout: 3 skeins in main colour, 1 skein in each of 2 contrast colours (shown in 26 Charcoal, 709 Sunflower and 105 Natural)
- 3.5mm/US4 – 16″ circular needles
- 4mm/US6 – 16″ circular needles
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
- FREE Pattern
- Tutorial on working from charts
Tutorials
Compass
Compass is a gorgeous cabled cowl designed in the style of traditional aran sweaters (my heart skipped a beat when i found it). The cowl is written for two sizes, depending on how you like to wear your winter neckwear. If you prefer not to work the tubular cast on and bind off, a long tail cast on and binding off in pattern may be used in their place.
Size
- Circumference: 22.5 (25)” 57 (63.5) cm
- Height: 13.25 (15.5)” 33.5 (39.5) cm
Materials
- Kelbourne Scout: 1 (2) skeins (shown in 519 Orchid Heather)
- 3.5mm/US4 – 16″ circular needles
- 4mm/US6 – 16″ circular needles
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
- Cable needle
- Pattern
Tutorials
- working cables from charts
- cabling without a cable needle
- swatching and measuring gauge in a cable pattern
- long tail tubular cast on
Ballard
Ballard is a classic hat knit in stranded colourwork. All you need is a light or bright colour and a dark shade and you’re set!
Size
- 20.25” (51.5 cm) circumference
- 10.25” (26 cm) length.
Materials
- Kelbourne Scout: 1 skein in main colour and 1 skein in contrast colour (shown in 412 Navy Heather and 105 Natural)
- 3.5mm/US4 – 16″ circular needles
- 4mm/US6 – 16″ circular needles
- 4mm/US6 double pointed needles
- Stitch marker(s)
- Tapestry needle
- Pom-pom maker (optional)
- Pattern
Tutorials
Custom Hats
Custom Hats, by Kate Atherly, an awesome knitting instructor and designer, is an ebook that has something for every knitter. It’s not a standard pattern book, this is a complete recipe for making your own custom-fit hats, for any head, with any yarn. Just grab a skein and start knitting. With instructions for slouchy and beanie-style hats, and tutorials added for decorative flourishes like different cuff finishes and pom-poms and tassels, this book has everything you’ll ever need to keep everyone in your family warm.
The recipe includes all the instructions and numbers for three styles of hat with three choices of cuff, in 13 gauges and 17 sizes, covering preemies to XL adult heads. And if those don’t cover your needs, the formulas are included so you can calculate your own.
The book steps you through the whole process: from choosing yarn and determining size right through to finishing, with tutorials for all the key knitting techniques – casting on, working in the round, stretchy and decorative bind-offs, even weaving in the ends. There’s a whole chapter with ideas and instructions for customizing the hat with colour, changing up the hem pattern and style, and adding decorative flourishes like pom-poms and tassels.
Don’t worry, a yardage table will help you make sure you’ve got enough yarn: and there’s lots of tips and tricks for what to do if you think you’re going to run out, and how to use up small quantities of yarn leftovers. There’s even information on making hats for the most delicate of heads: premature babies, cancer patients and others losing their hair because of medical treatments. Photo tutorials and guidance on fit and yarn help you make your first hat perfect. For experienced hat knitters, the advice on customization and straightforward but powerful formulas empower you to get designing.
- Kelbourne Scout: 1 skein
- 3.5mm/US4 – 16″ circular needles
- 4mm/US6 – 16″ circular needles
- 4mm/US6 double pointed needles
- Stitch marker(s)
- Tapestry needle
- Book
Kelbourne Woolens Scout
Kelbourne Scout is a classic yarn for the sake of yarn. It’s an unfussy, strong, versatile, heathered wool. Scout is a Dk weight, woolen-spun yarn, so it’s light, airy and springy – perfect for fair isle, cables, or any other technique that requires a bit of definition. Made with 100% Peruvian wool, it’s comfortable to work with and wear (it passes my yarn-o-meter, meaning it’s not as buttery soft as a merino wool, but it isn’t remotely in the itchy or uncomfortable range of fibres).
- 100% wool
- 100g/250m (274 yds)
- 20 to 22 sts = 4″(10cm)
- DK to light worsted weight
- 3.75mm/US5 to 4.5mm/US7 needles
- Feltable
- Hand wash, lay flat to dry
- Made in Peru
- Patterns designed with Scout
Substitutions & A Hack
- If you love the projects we’re sharing today but you aren’t a fan of traditional style woolen-spun yarns like Kelbourne Scout (it isn’t itchy, but it also isn’t baby-bum soft), you can substitute the following yarns:
- Fibre Co Acadia (use 2 skeins for every 1 of Scout)
- Fibre Co Road to China Light (use 2 skeins for every 1 of Scout)
- Berroco Vintage DK (use 1 skein for every 1 of Scout)
2. If you like knitting with a more traditional yarn, but you find it too itchy for a hat, try lining your hats with a headband sized strip of fleece fabric – it’s also beneficial as it makes the hat warmer!
