Cairn is a soft and warm beanie hat created using the overlay mosaic crochet (in the round) technique.

A Scottish cairn is a man-made pile or stack of stones, often used as a marker, memorial, or as a form of ritualistic structure. Historically, cairns were used in Scotland as burial markers, navigation aids in mountains, boundary markers, religious or ritualistic monuments and often as prominent landmarks on hilltops. This beanie captures the essence of Scottish cairns, those ancient stone markers that dot the picturesque landscapes of Scotland. This beanie keeps you warm and carries the spirit of Scottish tradition.

This beanie has no ribbing, as I wanted the pattern to be the star of the show. It is worked from the bottom up using the mosaic crochet technique and then shaped to the top of the hat using ‘in the round’ double crochet decreases. It is designed to be a snug fit – wear it for hill walking, skiing, or just heading down to the pub! It’ll keep you cosy wherever you may roam!

As always, I have tried to make my pattern as easy as possible to follow, so even if you’re a beginner, you’ll be able to make your own Cairn hat. You can stop halfway if you prefer a headband to a hat – I’ll tell you when you stop in the instructions.

As a bonus, I have also designed a matching cowl – the details of which can be found in the PDFs.

The PDFs detail the full yarn stats/sizes for:

• DK - Adult
• Aran - Large Adult
• DK - Child
• Aran - Adult

Two PDFs are available: one using US terms and one using UK terms.

The PDF has easy-to-read charts (with Xs for DCs) for each pattern included and corresponding written instructions.

I hope you enjoy creating your own Cairn Beanie.

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Happy Crocheting
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