This sweet, slouchy beanie brings warmth to chilly winter days.

This beanie/toque is worked seamlessly in the round from the bottom up. This is a stranded colorwork design. Two versions of the colorwork chart are presented for each size to allow you to follow a chart with a darker or lighter MC, depending on your color choices.

Materials
Yarn
Little Skein, Cashmere Blend (70% merino wool, 20% cashmere, 10% nylon; 420 yards/384 meters per
115-gram skein): 1 (1) skein MC, 1 (1) skein CC.
Sample 1 (red) shown in Size 2 with MC Sugar Maple, 157 yards/144 meters and CC in Snow Queen,
85 yards/78 meters.
Sample 2 (blue) shown in Size 2 with MC Fishing for Lake Trout, 157 yards/144 meters and CC in
Pringle, 85 yards/78 meters.
OR
Any sport- or fingering-weight yarn with which you achieve gauge (includes ~10% overage):
MC (pattern background) 144 yards/132 meters (157 yards/144 meters, 170 yards/156 meters)
CC (pattern hearts) 78 yards/71 meters (85 yards/78 meters, 92 yards/84 meters)
Pom pom (optional)

Needles and Notions
2.75 mm/US 2: 16-inch (40.5-cm) circular for working in the round; DPNs
3.25 mm/US 3: 16-inch (40.5-cm) circular for working in the round; DPNs
Stitch marker(s)
Tapestry/darning needle

Gauge
28 sts and 32 rounds = 4 inches/10 cm on (larger) gauge-size needles in stranded pattern in the round after
blocking.

Sizes
Size 1: child/young adult: 18.75 inches/48 cm in circumference and 7.5 inches/19 cm in length
Size 2: adult medium: 20.5 inches/52 cm in circumference and 9.5 inches/24 cm/in length
Size 3: adult large: 22.25 inches/56.5 cm in circumference and 9.5 inches/24 cm/in length