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Tapestry crochet technique gives textural appeal to Kavita’s striking colorwork, evoking dappled sunbeams slanting through forest foliage. Outfit your favorite littles and grownups with a bevy of bold beanies in Peerie’s crisp solids or Loft’s softly heathered shades, cozy from trim sideways-ribbed brim to playful pom-pom top.

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Construction

• Ribbing is worked sideways, in turned rows, then the short ends are slip stitched together to form a ring. The body of the hat is worked circularly in extended single crochet, beginning from the top edge of the ribbing to the top of the hat. Decreases are worked to shape the crown of the hat. Tapestry crochet technique is used for the colorwork section, leaving no floats on the inside of the hat.

Finished Dimensions

Sizes Baby (Child, Adult)

• 16½ (19½, 22½)” 42 (49.5, 57) cm Body of Hat circumference, 14 (16½, 19)” [35.5 (42, 48.5) cm] Ribbing circumference, 6½ (7½, 8¾ regular length adult version or 9¾ [longer adult version])” [16.5 (19, 22 or 25) cm] length
• For best fit, choose hat size according to ribbing circumference. Ribbing will comfortably stretch up to 5”/12.5 cm, but fits best when it measures 2-3” /5-7.5 cm smaller than head measurement. Hats are sized to fit baby, (child, adult) with head circumferences of 14-18 (18-20, 20-24)” [35.5-45.5 (45.5-51, 51-61) cm].

Yarn

Brooklyn Tweed Peerie — 100% American Merino Wool (210 yards/192 meters per 50 grams)

• 1 (1, 2) skein(s) of Main Color (MC); 1 skein each Color 1 (C1) and Color 2 (C2)
• Longer adult beanie sample photographed in Cobbler (MC), Peony (C1), and Klimt (C2)
• Regular adult beanie sample photographed in Fleet (MC), Thaw (C1), and Butternut (C2)

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Brooklyn Tweed Loft — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (275 yards/251 meters per 50 grams)

• 1 skein each of Main Color (MC), Color 1 (C1), Color 2 (C2) Longer adult beanie sample photographed in Yellowstone (MC), Fossil (C1), and Homemade Jam (C2)

Yardage

• MC: 170 (200, 230) yards 155 (183, 210) meters C1: 100 (116, 135) yards [91 (106, 123) meters] C2: 30 (35, 40) yards [27 (32, 37) meters] of fingering weight wool yarn.
• Note: Yardage given is for the longer adult beanie. If choosing not to use pom-pom, deduct about 80 yards/73 meters from C1 yarn requirement.

Gauge

• 8 (10, 12) stitches & 25 rows = 1¼ (1½, 1¾)” 3 (4, 4.5) cm wide and 4”/10 cm long in yoslst blp worked in turned rows, after blocking.
• 22.25 stitches & 17 rounds = 4”/10 cm in ESC worked circularly from colorwork chart with one additional round of solid color added at top edge after chart rounds have been worked.
• One 8-stitch motif from colorwork chart measures 1½”/4 cm wide, after blocking

Hooks

• One crochet hook in size needed to obtain Ribbing and colorwork gauge listed. You may require more than one hook size.
• Suggested Size: US C-2/2.75 mm

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

Blocking 101
Knitwear Care

Skill Level
3 out of 5: Intermediate