We discovered this aran hat puts a smile on your face whenever you wear it, and what's more, the chilliest, bleakest day is suddenly transformed into the perfect opportunity for you to go out and play, looking effortlessly gorgeous. Magic!

Knitted in our sumptuous handspun pure Bluefaced Leicester!  and whats more - the cable pattern is so easy.  This pattern is part of our Home Farm collection of easy-to-follow knitting patterns. 

Home Farm Wensleydales produce Wensleydale wool and pure Bluefaced Leicester wool to the highest standard and the ethos of our wool is always animal care, welfare and husbandry first.    

Our luxurious wool is made from our finest fleeces, washed and spun in Yorkshire.  Our wool is soft, smooth and silky, bursting with lustre and worsted spun to ensure great stitch definition. 

Our pure longwool yarns are versatile and can be used for most knitting and crochet patterns as well as the lovely range that we have on offer from Home Farm Wensleydales.

THIS KIT CONTAINS: 

100g (3.5 oz) of Home Farm Wensleydales luxury Pure Bluefaced Leicester Handspun (worsted weight) naturally coloured wool (on skein unless requested otherwise)  together with a little mill spun pure white Bluefaced Leicester in aran weght.

Pattern with clear instructions to complete your kit.

YOU WILL NEED: 4.5mm (US 7) circular needle and DPN's, stitch marker and tapestry needle to sew in ends.  

You can knit this hat on two knitting needles if you wish, although it is quite an easy first circular project.

SKILL LEVEL: Easy.

HOW MINE CAME OUT: Hat measures 29cm (11.5ins) (4cm/(1.5ins) is then turned back for ribbed turn) after washing and blocking and before sewing up.

COLOUR CHOICES: This pattern is shown here in natural undyed coloured Bluefaced Leicester handspun and undyed ecru Bluefaced Leicester mill spun.

LAUNDRY CARE:  Handwash and dry flat.  Unless you have a new machine with a clever pure wool cycle.