Dutrieu is a wonderful sideways knit cloche, designed to make the most of hand dyed and hand painted yarns.

The sideways construction is simpler than it looks, and with only a few short rows and basic increases and decreases, you’ll have knit this Hat in no time. Finish with a wonderful large button and voila!

Yarn
164 (208) yd/150 (190) m
50yd/46m for a 6x6in/15x15cm swatch in Garter St.
4Ply, fingering or sock weight, plied yarn.

Needles & Notions
Pair 2.75mm/UK12/US2 straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge
2.75mm crochet hook
Approx. 3yd/3m waste yarn
Hooked stitch marker or safety pin
Tapestry needle
1.5in/3.75cm co-ordinating button

Shown in size 22in/56cm on model with 21.5in/54.5cm circumference head

Gauge
27 sts x 38 rows to 4in/10cm on 2.75mm needles over St.St.
26 sts x 52 rows to 4in/10cm on 2.75mm needles over Garter St.

Sizes
To fit sizes: 20 (22) in/50.75 (56) cm
Finished size: 16.5 (18.5) in/42.25 (47) cm

Skills required
Knit & purl sts, increases & decreases, short rows, provisional cast-on, grafting