Beantown Beanie by Estella Haines

Beantown Beanie

Knitting
October 2014
Iron Horse Hand Dyed BFL & Shetland Worsted
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Grass Stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
120 - 140 yards (110 - 128 m)
Adult S/M, Adult M/L
English
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Using Iron Horse Farm worsted weight Blueface Leicester/ Shetland, this hat has a construction where you knit the brim in a long strip. After the strip is joined, the stitches are picked up and then worked in a wonderful, textured stitch pattern that is quick and easy to memorize.

Sizes:
Adult Small/Medium (Adult Medium/Large)

Finished Measurements:
Circumference at brim unstretched: 18.5 (19.5) inches
Circumference at brim stretched: 22 (24) inches

Materials:
1 skein Iron Horse Farm 60% Blueface Leicester, 40% Shetland (195yd/4oz) in
Rose Pink or approximately 120 (140) yards of worsted weight yarn
US #7/4.5 mm 16” circular needles
1 set US #7/4.5 mm double-point needles
stitch marker, tapestry needle, crochet hook, waste yarn

Photo Credit: Lauren Simon