Rose Of China

Date started: Fri 23 Nov 2012

Date completed: Wed 28 Nov 2012

Pattern Name: Rose Of China

Needle Size (mm): 4

Tags: Five Hat Petal Rose Tudor

Looking for a pattern with a five petalled rose. Also pining for a hat I knitted and can’t find anymore - happens a lot around here.

Rose of China by Satu Gröhn.

We dropped by Bendigo Woollen Mills on the way to the Christus rex Pilgrimage and bought lots of bits from the remnants baskets. I have about 137g of Russet Rustic 8ply (I think). Hopefully it will cover most of the hat. There’s also some green in case I run out.

My head is big and my yarn is a bit thicker than the design calls for, but I swatched and calculated and multiplied things by 8/9 and I think I can pull this off.

It turned out bigger than expected, but after a wash it will probably do well. I like the subtle flower pattern. And it does well as a balaclava for my youngsters - the model in the green shirt says he can see through it okay.

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