This stranded knit beanie was inspired by a creativity prompt in a knitting class. One of the prompts was a picture of printed text. I was in the middle of Barbara Ehrenreich’s Dancing in the Streets: a History of Collective Joy, fell in love with the concept of “communitas” (the spirit of community) and went with it. These figures danced from the pages of Ehrenreich’s book!

Level: Intermediate and able to read a basic chart.

Size (after light blocking):
Small - 19” circumference slightly stretched and 8” height.
Medium - 20” circumference slightly stretched and 8.5” height.
Large - 21” circumference slightly stretched and 9” height.

Yarn:
Pictured using fingering weight with HiKoo Madrona (Volcanic Basalt) for main color and contrast color shown with Knit Picks Palette (Conch).
Small - 120 yards (110 m) main color and 65 yards (60 m) of contrast color.
Medium - 123 yards (113 m) main color and 68 yards (62 m) of contrast color.
Large - 125 yards (115 m) main color and 70 yards (64 m) of contrast color.

Needles and supplies:
Small - US 1.0 circular needles and DPNs
Medium - US 1.0 & 1.5 circular and US 1.5 DPNs
Large - US 1.5 & 2.0 circular and US 2.0 DPNs
Tapestry needle
Stitch marker

This pattern does involve some floats beyond four stitches, so make sure to catch your long floats on the back side of your work. I forgot to include this in the pattern instructions.