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 online course at the School of SweetGeorgia, and is also available for download as part of the course. In the video lessons, Rachel guides spinners through transforming that unique  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.