Henry VIII Hat Set Video Class

Henry VIII Hat Set patterncard kit design by Alice Starmore in Hebridean 2 Ply yarn

Description

Measurements:
Beret – Circumference 64.5cm. Brim to crown 26cm.
Fingerless Gloves – Width around knuckles 19.3[20.7,22]cm.

The Henry VIII Hat Set kit includes online access to 58 mins of detailed video tutorials showing how to make the glove cuff, a colour-printed patterncard with full instructions for the beret and gloves, and all the Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply yarn required to make the Henry VIII Hat Set. The instructions for the gloves are provided in two sizes. Enough yarn is provided in the kit to make the largest size of gloves.

Needles are not included in this kit. You will require:
Beret: 1 Set of double-pointed or 40cm-long circular 2.75mm & 3.5mm needles. Note that if using a circular 3.5mm needle you will require a set of double-pointed needles of the same size to complete the beret crown.
Gloves: 1 Pair of 2.75mm needles. 1 Set of double-pointed 2.5mm sock needles.

The Henry VIII Hat Set is an intermediate project, which is designed to follow on from the beginner level Briodag Hat Set. The Briodag video classes give full technique instructions in stranded knitting in the round and all the intricacies of shaping the beret and gloves. The Henry VIII class assumes you already have the required stranded beret and glove skills, and moves on from these techniques with a focused video class looking solely at the complex cuff of the glove. Written instructions are provided for all parts of the hat and gloves.

The Henry VIII Hat Set Video Class Kit is composed of a beret, and one pair of fingerless gloves, worked in twelve shades of Alice Starmore Hebridean 2 Ply. It is shown here with a Seaweed Scarf made in Sea Ivory.

Once your Henry VIII Hat Set kit has been dispatched you will recieve an email with a username and password for our steek dot scot video tutorial website. You can use your personal login information to access a detailed Video Class showing how to make your Henry VIII Glove Cuff. If you are buying this as a gift please get in touch with us beforehand as classes are linked directly to your order details.

£72.00

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Our pattern-inclusive kits are made up in skeins of varying weight, according to the amounts required for each project. Every project on our website has been knitted here at Virtual Yarns, so we know precisely how much yarn is required to make them. Each kit contains that amount plus an extra 8 per-cent more yarn. This is enough yarn to knit a swatch and the project, PROVIDED THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOLLOWED FOR THE SIZE ORDERED. The extra 8 per-cent allows reasonable leeway for knitter error. Kits are made up by hand to order, and each yarn amount is carefully weighed.

The online portion of our Video classes and courses is accessed via our steek.scot website. You will need a computer and an internet connection to access the content. In the event of any or all of our Video Classes being discontinued we will continue to offer the online content for a year from date of purchase.

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Washing Instructions

Please note that all of our yarns are supplied washed and therefore do not require to be washed or fulled after knitting, unless you have an accident. Generally speaking, your garments should not require cleaning/washing any more than a coat would.

All of our designs are made with 100% pure new wool yarns and should be washed either by hand with pure soap in hand hot-water, or in a front loading washing machine which has a specific wool programme using a small amount of non-biological detergent. We do not recommend the use of any fabric softeners or any additives that will remain in the fabric after rinsing.

If hand washing, dissolve a small amount of pure soap flakes – or if using a pure soap bar, grate the required amount – into hand-hot water. Ensure that the soap has thoroughly dissolved before immersing the piece. Use a gentle squeezing motion to wash; do not cause any friction by rubbing or scrubbing as this will cause the fibres to felt. Gently squeeze out the excess soapy water and rinse well in warm water. It is important to remove as much excess water as quickly as possible as the longer moisture is left in wool yarn, the more likely it is to shrink or felt.

The best method for removing water is to spin in a washing machine, but if you prefer to remove the water by hand then gently squeeze the piece to remove the main water load and then lay the piece flat on towels and roll up, squeezing out as much water as possible into the towels. You will have to use several towels and repeat the process to remove as much moisture as you can.

Alternatively, spin to remove the excess water. If using a top loading machine it is important to place the piece in a suitable pillowcase (white cotton is best) so that it does not wrap around the spindle and become distorted. For both top-loading machines and front-loading machines, it is vitally important to remove from the spinner as soon as it has stopped: otherwise the piece can become permanently creased.

In all cases, dry flat on towels away from direct heat/sunlight, and smooth gently into shape. You can place small towels – or even better, cut and finish old towelling into the garment shapes, such as sleeves etc – and place inside the garment so that the two layers are separate. This will greatly help speed up drying process.

For straight, dropped-shoulder pullover styles, a woolly board is an excellent method of drying as the garment is placed on the board and dried to size allowing air to circulate inside. The board can also be used for cardigans in this style so long as you tack the front bands closed using a strong cotton thread, which you then carefully remove once the garment has dried. Glove boards can also be used for gloves which will allow them to dry in perfect shape.

Story

The patterns I designed for my Henry VIII pullover back in 1997 lend themselves very well to adaptations for more designs. I adapted a single element from one pattern panel as a facing for my Henrietta jacket and now I have revisited the original again because the patterns and colours called out to be worked into an ornately stylish hat set. For the gloves, I added lightly shaped and buttoned cuffs reminiscent of the style of gauntlets Henry would have worn. These add to the opulence of the theme as well as providing knitters with an interesting little exercise in developing skills that can be applied to larger garments such as cardigans and jackets with textured buttoned borders.