This is a beginner friendly hat knitted from the bottom up in the round in 2 x 2 ribbing. One skein of any worsted weight yarn should do just fine. I used the Espiral to show how lovely the yarn is! And holy cow is it ever soft!

I used 2 highly contrasting colorways of Universal Deluxe Worsted yarn, however, any type of worsted weight yarn will do just fine. You just need a skein of each colorway to make this pattern. My finished cowl weighs approximately 80g but I used more of my contrast colorway than of the main colorway. I think a 50g hank of each colorway SHOULD b...

This Puny Pigeon and a flock of his friends will be flying and perching their way through St Mary’s Park for the Seton Hill French Fair on Saturday, October 8, 2016

I love knitting this pattern it always goes quickly and the picot edge makes a sweet finish to the top and bottom cuffs. You can use any type of fingering weight yarn you like. I used US2 needles and knit these up on DPNs but if your gauge is looser than mine you may want to go down a needle size so they aren’t baggy on your arm.