The initial design for Finding Balanced began while the UK was under full lockdown due to Covid-19.
Originally it was going to be made Fairisle style with several bands of colours but I was struggling to get it just right.
It wasn’t until I stripped out all bar two colours that I felt the design ‘found its balance’. In much the same way, crafting has helped myself and many others around the world find their own balance during these strange times.

Save 30% on the second pattern when you purchase the hat and matching Finding Balance Cowl - add both to your cart. Previous purchases will also apply but the pattern needs to be in your Ravelry library.

If you would like to work with several colours, please do – I’d love to see what you come up with!!

Size
One size hat to fit the average adult head, measuring approx. circumference 22 inch / 59 cm and length 8 - 8.5
inch / 20.5 cm (when blocked).
(See pattern notes on adjusting the length.)

Materials
Drops Nord
Alpaca/wool/polyamide 170m per 50g
One ball each in -
A) background colour and
B) Contrast colour
(This was enough for me to make 2 hats, with colours reversed in the second one.)
Or our preferred 4 ply/fingering weight, approx. 25g of each colour

Needles & Notions
3 mm and 3.25 mm circular needles, 16”/40cm long
Set of 3.25 mm short DPN’s for the crown
Set of 6 stitch markers (1 per repeat)
Darning needle

Tension
30st and 32 rows over 10cms/4” using 3.25 mm needles
If your tension gives too few stitches, use a smaller needle. If there are too many, use a larger needle.

I’d love to see your version, so please pop back and link your Ravelry project, or share with the hashtag #findingbalancehat

Happy Knitting!!