knitshop.co.uk: Eve Skater Girl Hat and Wrist Warmer Set

What young girl doesn’t imagine herself as an ice princess gliding across the rink? We’ve come up with a gorgeous skater girl set that will make her look the part too. Eve is a pretty hat and wrist warmer set trimmed with flowers. We think the flowers give the matching accessories set a chic vintage feel.

Eve Skater Girl Hat and Wrist Warmer Set.
A matching set for fashionable girls!

Eve is knitted in three complimentary shades of knitshop.co.uk’s Thick And Easy yarn. We chose Aubergine, Dusky Pink and Beige, but there are plenty of shades to choose from in this popular chunky yarn range. Alternative colours recommended by Julieta would be Denim Blue, Light Blue and White.

Julieta's daughter Alina is modeling this gorgeous set
and is clearly enjoying wearing it!

The hat is knitted in the round in moss and stocking stitch on an 8mm needles. The hat fits 10-to-15-year-olds and has a circumference of 50 to 53cm (19.5 to 21in), so an 40cm circular needle is ideal. The instructions are clearly written, but when knitting in the round, we always recommend using a stitch marker to indicate the start and end of each round.

The hat is finished off with two crochet flowers.
Alternatively you could use a large wooden button or a knitted flower.

For the wrist warmer, you work a moss stitch cuff to create a snug effect and continue with a simple lace pattern. It's stretchiness means the wrist warmers should fit anyone from the age of 10 to a small size adult hand.

The hat and wrist warmer are finished off with a flower on each wrist and a larger matching one on the hat. These are made using a 5mm or 6mm crochet hook. You’ll need three medium to large buttons in contrasting colours to form the centre of the flowers and attach them to your knitted accessories.

We’ve included instructions for two sizes of crocheted flower, but you could just as easily knit a flower. There’s a free Knitted Rose pattern you can download from knitshop.co.uk’s Patterns section. For something different, you could even make felted flowers using the designs in Just Pansies, one of the printed pattern featured in the knitshop.co.uk Pattern section.

A matching set for a stylish girl!

Eve was designed by knitshop.co.uk founder Julieta Brandao and is suitable for both beginner and intermediate knitters. As with all of our patterns, we provide email and phone pattern support.

If you’re new to knitting in the round, Eve is an excellent first project. We’re running a workshop on Knitting In The Round at our Lee Green Boutique Outlet on Saturday 11 January, should you need a hand getting started.

Links to this blog:

Eve Hat And Wrist Warmer pattern: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/2929-eve-hat-wrist-warmer.html

Thick And Easy yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/106-thick-easy-yarn

Aubergine Thick And Easy Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/thick-easy-yarn/1773-aubergine-thick-easy.html

Beige Thick And Easy Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/thick-easy-yarn/482-beige-thick-easy.html

Dusky Pink Thick And Easy Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/thick-easy-yarn/1772-dusky-rose-thick-easy.html

8mm double-pointed needles: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/bamboo-dpn/1550-bamboo-knitting-needles-8mm.html

6mm crochet hook: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/bamboo-crochet-hook/1627-6mm-bamboo-crochet-hook.html

Knitting In The Round workshop: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2914-9-july-knitting.html

Knitted Rose pattern (free): http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/2145-knitted-roses.html

Knitshop.co.uk Patterns: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/161-knitshop-pattern

Knitshop.co.uk Bookshop: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/140-patterns-magazines-books