The Eliot is a slouchy beanie knit in the round using stranded colourwork to create an all-over spooky bat pattern. The original sample uses two tonal colourways as CC that give an overall muted effect to the colourwork, like pumpkin-coloured bats emerging out of the mist, but the pattern also shines using higher-contrast colour combinations.

SIZE

S/M: 18” circumference, fitting a 20-22” head circumference
M/L: 20” circumference, fitting a 22-24” head circumference

MATERIALS, ETC.

Yarn: 2 colours of sport/fingering weight yarn: 115(140) yds of MC, 130(155) yds (24g) of CC
Yarn used in sample: 
Knitpicks Stroll (75% superwash merino / 
25% nylon; 231 yds / 50g) in Pumpkin (MC), and alternating rounds of Wine Tasting and Cordial (CC)

Needles: 3.25mm 16” circular needles, 4mm 16” circulars & DPNs

Gauge: 16 sts x 17 rows = 2” / 5 cm

Notions: Stitch markers

TECHNIQUES USED

Stranded colourwork
Jogless join