Many new knitters start with a scarf and get disheartened halfway through: this beanie is a quick win for the ambitious beginner.

Using thick wool and larger needles, it is quick to knit and includes three different band options so that a brand new knitter can start this beanie without needing to learn to purl.

✔longtail cast on
✔knitting in the round
✔decreasing
✔finishing techniques

Materials
6.5 mm circular needle 40cm length.
1 x 100g ball of Fiddlesticks Peppin 14 (100% superwash wool; 97 m) OR equivalent
Notions: stitch marker, scissors, tapestry needle etc

Gauge
14sts x 22 rows= 10cm x10cm in stocking stitch

About the Designer:

Dear Pru
Pru Raymond is a qualified educator and creative who has been knitting since childhood. Knitting is her daily mindfulness practice, a creative outlet and an act of craftivism. She looks forward to her knitting workshops as a space for people to expand social and neural connections through creating.

Photography by Jacie Davis Photography