Juniper Moon Farm Ellinor Hat and Wristlets Knitting Pattern

Juniper Moon Farm Ellinor Hat and Wristlets

What Is Being Made

The Ellinor Hat and Wristlets set is a coordinating pair of knitted accessories from The Nordic Collection, designed by Claudia Wersing. This intermediate-level knitting project includes a fitted hat and matching wristlets, both featuring a charted Nordic-inspired pattern. The hat is designed to fit a head circumference of 22 inches (56 centimeters) with a finished length of 10¾ inches (27 centimeters), while the wristlets measure 11¾ inches (30 centimeters) in length.

Techniques Used

This project employs several fundamental knitting techniques worked in the round, which creates seamless, tubular fabric. The hat begins with a ribbed cuff worked on smaller needles to create elasticity, then transitions to larger needles for the main patterned body. The wristlets similarly use circular needles and double-pointed needles to work in continuous rounds. Both pieces incorporate a charted stitch pattern that repeats across the width of the work, requiring the knitter to follow a 12-row pattern repeat multiple times. The hat uses a decrease technique (knit 2 together through the back loop) to shape the crown, while the wristlets are bound off in pattern to maintain the design integrity at the edge.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch: The foundational stitch used throughout both pieces
• Purl stitch: Used in ribbing and reverse stockinette sections for texture
• Rib stitch: A combination of knit and purl stitches (K1, P1) worked in rounds to create an elastic, fitted edge on the hat
• Stockinette stitch: Smooth knit fabric created by knitting every round
• Reverse stockinette stitch: Textured purl fabric created by purling every round
• Charted pattern: A 24-stitch repeat pattern worked over 12 rows, repeated 6 times vertically on both the hat and wristlets
• Knit through the back loop (K1tbl): Used as edge stitches in the wristlets and for crown decreases in the hat
• Knit 2 together through the back loop (K2tog tbl): A decrease technique used to shape the hat crown

Materials

The Ellinor Hat and Wristlets are worked using Juniper Moon Farm Herriot yarn in colorway 1032 Golden Llama. The project requires 2 hanks of 100 grams each, providing sufficient yardage for both the hat and matching wristlets. The recommended needles are LYKKE® needles for optimal results. Specifically, the project calls for US 4/3.5mm circular needles (20 inches/50 centimeters long) for the ribbed cuffs, US 7/4.5mm circular needles (20 inches/50 centimeters long) for the main body of the hat, and a set of US 7/4.5mm double-pointed needles for working the wristlets in the round. The gauge is 28 stitches and 24 rows over 4 inches (10 centimeters) measured over the charted pattern using US 7/4.5mm needles.