La Belle Beanie by Anete Bāriņa

La Belle Beanie

Knitting
October 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette st
US 3 - 3.25 mm
394 - 481 yards (360 - 440 m)
1 (2, 3)
English Latvian

Sizes: 1 (2, 3)

Yarn: Ainsworth and Prin Merino & Kid Mohair Singles, (56% Superwash Merino, 44% Kid Mohair; 400 m 437 yds 100 g); 1 (1, 2) skeins.
Sample (size 2) uses 1 skein of colourway Milk & Honey.

Alternative: approx. 360 (400, 440) m / 390 (440, 480) yds of fingering / 4ply weight yarn.

Gauge: 24 sts and 32 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Stockinette st in the round after blocking.

Suggested needles: 3.25 mm (US 3) circulars 40-60 cm / 16-24” long.

Notions: Stitch markers, locking markers, tape measure, tapestry needle.

Techniques used: Knit increases and decreases, knitting in the round.

Notes: The beanie is worked seamlessly in the round from the top down with increases to full circumference, then even to nearly double its desired length to form a lining.