Esme (pronounced ezz-mee, it’s a Scottish girl’s name!) is a quickly-knitted hat which gives you two looks in one. Worn on the top of the head, it’s a tam. With the cabled brim pulled down over the ears, it becomes a cloche hat. Knit at a tighter tension than recommended, the yarn makes a warm fabric, perfect for the cooler weather.
Yarn: 1 (2, 2, 2) skeins Sirdar Click Chunky (75 m/50 g) in colour: 0155 (Echo). Adult Medium used 70 g (approx. 105 m)
Tension/gauge:
16 sts and 21 rows = 10cm/4inches in stocking stitch in the round
Note: for substitution purposes, chose a yarn with a tension of 14 sts and 19 rows = 10 cm/4 inches in stocking stitch.
Pretty!
LOVE IT! As well as your new sweater pattern as well. They are perfect for the fall-into-winter season too – how timely!
(PS – what does the word “esme” mean?)
Thanks for the compliments!
Esme is just a girls name – French or Scottish in origin.
That’s how we say Esme here, how else would people pronounce it?? Beautiful stylin’ too!! Love the button.
Thanks for the compliments.Sorry about the name confusion – I didn’t
know if it was a name that was well-known!
I knew I recognized the name when I saw the little thumbnail of the pattern…then I saw your photo(I really am sooo horrible at remembering names!).
Love it!!! Planing on knitting it once I have all the christmas presents done.
P.S.: Esme like Mistress Weatherwax?
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Love the hat, very cute!
Thank you for the pattern! I love this hat – I made mine with some cheapy chunky (James Brett Marble) and it looks fab – I’ve had no end of compliments about it, even from strangers on the bus. I love the fact that I can pull it over my ears without looking like a complete dork!
In fact, I made a neck warmer to echo the cables in the beret, and as I had some made some cable mitts already, I’m terribly smart and subtly co-ordinated
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One day, I’ll get pictures up on my blog and/or ravelry