Ardelle Hat Class

Location: Hillsborough Yarn Shop, 114 S. Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC - Room 106

Instructor: Anne Derby

Saturdays: January 23, February 13, and February 27, 2027; 11:15 am - 12:45 pm

Learn new skills as you knit "Ardelle" with Anne, a cozy hat in bulky weight yarn with a cable pattern around the brim. This pattern packs a lot of new techniques into a small project, ideal for knitters who've learned the basics and want to grow their skills beyond knit and purl. Anne will guide students through the hat from beginning to end, first knitting the cabled band flat, then grafting the provisional cast on to the working yarn.  When the band is complete, stitches are picked up to work the rest of the hat in the round. 

Experience: Students should come knowing how to knit, purl, cast on, and bind off.

You will learn: Provisional cast-on, how to cable, graft, pick up stitches, and knit in the round on both circular and double pointed needles for the crown of the hat.

Materials: Yarn, needles, and notions are available for purchase here at HYS, but we don't require that you buy your materials here. Here's what you'll need:

• Pattern: "Ardelle" hat, by Ellen Bartz, available as a free download on Ravelry
• Yarn: ~130 yards of bulky weight yarn, like Malabrigo Mecha, Kelbourne Woolens Erin, Ewe Ewe Baa Baa Bulky and more
• Needles:
  • US 9 double pointed needles
  • US 9 16" circular needles
• Tools for provisional cast-on: crochet hook and waste yarn 
  
• Notions:
  • Tapestry needle for grafting
  • Cable needle is optional; Anne will teach using a double pointed needle as a cable needle

Preparation before the first class: To make the most of our time together, please download the "Ardelle" pattern and select your yarn before the first class.

Class Policy -

• Masks are optional in the classroom and in the shop, but please respect your fellow students and wear a mask if you are experiencing respiratory symptoms like coughing, runny nose, or sneezing. 
• Refunds or store credits for pre-paid class registrations can be made only if we are notified at least two weeks in advance of the beginning of class.
• Missed classes will not be made up unless the instructor was unable to teach or the shop was unexpectedly closed.
• Refunds or store credits for missed classes cannot be made.