In the past year, I’ve knitted over 75 BeeHive creations (See my BeeHive Hat Family pattern). All those stitches and all that time, I continued to think of other designs using this wonderful, stretchy, versatile stitch pattern. After imagining a cowl in my mind for over 6 months, I finally got around to knitting it this year!

The Grizzled Wizard Stocking Hat is a long, pointed, striped stocking hat with various optional (detachable!) dangles on the end.

BEEHIVE HAT FAMILY PATTERN DESCRIPTION

Here is a super fun, super colorful, textured hat with loads of personality!

This design is a large, 18-inch, square cloth, in a dense and insulating fabric, namely brick stitch, widely known as the “Ballband” stitch, made famous by the Mason Dixon authors.

People were so excited about the Mitered Ballband Hanging Towel, I decided to create a dishcloth to match!

I love the Ballband Dishcloth popularized in Mason-Dixon’s debut book. I also love Cristina Bernardi Shiffman’s Mitered Hanging Towel from Mason-Dixon’s second book. After knitting hundreds of Ballband cloths and over thirty Mitered Hanging Towels, I decided to marry the two into one, super, thick-and-thirsty, fun-to-knit pattern.