A collaboration between Elizabeth Lovick and Catriona Gunn Catdownunder

Kangaroos, Koalas and Kookaburras symbolise Australia. All have suffered greatly in the recent fires. Show your support for the rescue efforts by making a beanie for yourself or your friends.
All proceeds of the sale of this pattern will go to the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park, https://kangarooislandwildlifepark.com/ to help animals, people and the land recover from the fires which have devastated a third of Kangaroo Island. If you wish to donate more, their donation page is https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-kangaroo-islands-koa...

Light fingering yarn in two colours as shown in table.
2 and 2.5 mm (US 0 and 1) or 2.5 and 3 mm (US1 and 2.5) circular needles as shown in the table.
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I used Lady Persephone Sock Yarn; 75% Bluefaced Leicester, 25% nylon; 425m/464 yards per 100 g; colours Referendum (BC 35g) and The Confessions Page of Cosmopolitan Magazine (PC 25 g); from Countess Ablaze

size: Size 1 (Size 2, Size 3, Size 4)
to fit with 2/3” ease: child (teen, woman, man)
actual circumference: 15 (17,19, 21)
needles: 2 and 2.5 mm (2.5 and 3 mm, 2 and 2.5 mm 2.5 and 3 mm
Background Colour: 20/95 (25/120, 30/140, 35/170) g/yds
Pattern Colour: 10/50 (15/70, 20/95, 25/120) g/yds

TENSION
Sizes 1 and 3: 36 sts and 38 rounds to 4” over pattern on larger needles
Sizes 2 and 4: 32 sts and 34 rounds to 4” over pattern on larger needles
Both measured after washing and blocking. Adjust your needle size to get the correct tension.