This textured beanie is versatile enough to please every member of the family. With two brim options and an optional pompom, you are sure to find a little something to suit everyone’s taste. The hat is worked seamlessly in the round and knit from the bottom up (using charted or written instructions). The texture is created by using simple knit and purl stitches alongside slipped stitches and a handful of bobbles. It is interesting enough for the experienced knitter but still approachable for newbies. Choosing a solid or semisolid yarn will really help highlight the texture of this beanie, which might get lost on a highly variegated yarn.

Yarn
Miss Babs Kunlun
70% Merino Wool, 15% Cashmere, 15% Silk; 280 yd/4.4 oz (255 m/125 g) skeins
1 (1, 1, 1, 1) skein, shown in Thunderstorm (Size 17½”/44 cm) and Fiddlehead (size 19¼”/48 cm)

For Standard Beanie Brim: approximately 90 (100, 120, 140, 160) yards/80 (90, 110, 130, 150) meters of DK weight yarn.

For Fold-up Brim: approximately 110 (130, 160, 180, 220) yards/100 (120, 150, 170, 200) meters of DK weight yarn.

An optional 2½”/6 cm pompom will use about 50 yards/50 meters (0.7 oz/20 g) of yarn.

Finished Measurements
Finished Hat Circumference: 14 (15¾, 17½, 19¼, 20¾)”/35
(40, 44, 48, 52) cm

To fit: Baby (Toddler, Child/Adult Small, Adult Medium,
Adult Large)

Shown in 17½”/44 cm and 19¼”/48 cm, to be worn with
1-2”/2.5-5 cm of negative ease.

Needles
US 5 3.75 mm circular needle, 16”/40 cm or size to obtain gauge
US 3 3.25 mm circular needle, 16”/40 cm or two sizes smaller than needle used to obtain gauge
US 5 3.75 mm circular needle, double-pointed needles or preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round or size to obtain gauge

Gauge
Blocked: 23 stitches and 32 rounds = 4”/10 cm square in charted pattern with larger needles.
Blocked: 21 stitches and 32 rounds = 4”/10 cm square in stockinette stitch with larger needles.
Unblocked: 21 stitches and 30 rounds = 4”/10 cm square
in stockinette stitch with larger needles.

Notions
Pompom maker - 2½”/6 cm diameter (optional)
Tapestry needle
Stitch Marker