Wraps Per Inch Hat

Wraps Per Inch Hat // a bottom-up toque designed by Rachel Smith

Handspun yarn offers a wonderful opportunity to learn how to calculate our knitting weight. Let’s learn how to use wraps per inch to knit a hat with our amazing handspun yarns and in sizes for the whole family.

• weight: Fingering / 14 WPI: 220 yd / 200 m – 320 yd / 290 m, Sport / 12 WPI: 210 yd /195 m – 300 yds / 275 m, DK / 11 WPI: 155 yd / 140 m – 250 yd / 230 m, Worsted / 9 WPI: 150 yd / 135 m – 210 yd / 195m Aran / 8 WPI: 120 yd / 110 m – 170 yd / 155 m
• needles: Size 2.5 US / 3 mm circular needles, 16" / 40 cm. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
• gauge: Please note that changes in gauge will affect yardage used and final measurements.
• finished measurements: Brim circumference: approximately 10 (14, 16, 16) [18, 18, 22, 22]" / 25 (35, 40, 40) [45, 45, 55, 55] cm

  Choose a size with a brim circumference 5-15% smaller than head circumference.

Pattern includes a 7-page PDF

This hat pattern was developed as part of Rachel Smith's Spin to Knit a Hat online course at the School of SweetGeorgia. In the course, Rachel guides spinners through transforming that unique hand-dyed braid into yarn that can replace commercial yarns in knitting patterns. She covers essential topics like sampling, colour management, fibre preparation, and understanding concepts such as wraps per inch.