Park Day Beanie by Hannah Graham

Park Day Beanie

Knitting
February 2023
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
70 - 250 yards (64 - 229 m)
1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6)
English
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Available February 6th

Sizing
Sizes: 1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6) 
Suggested Ages: Newborn, 0-6 M, Baby, (Toddler, Child/Adult S, Adult Large)
Finished Circumference: 12, 14, 16 (18, 20, 22) in / 30, 35, 40 (45, 50, 55) cm after blocking 

Yarn Requirements
70, 95, 125 (170, 210, 250) yds / 64, 87, 114 (155, 192, 229) m worsted or aran weight yarn. Includes yds/m needed for gauge swatch.

Sample (size 3) knit in Purl Soho Worsted Twist colorway Wild Lupine, 100% Merino Wool, 164 yds or 150 meters per 100g. Similar yarns include: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted ($), Cascade 220 ($$), Berroco Ultra Wool ($$$), Purl Soho Worsted Twist ($$$$), Juniper Moon Farm Santa Cruz Organic Merino ($$$$).

Needles
US 6 (4.00mm) preferred needles for knitting in the round, or needle size used to meet gauge
US 2.5 (3.00mm) preferred needles for knitting in the round 
Extras: Stitch markers, cable needle, scrap yarn

Gauge
18 stitches & 32 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in 1x1 ribbing, in the round, on smaller needles after blocking
20 stitches & 28 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in cable pattern, in the round, on larger needles after blocking

Many knitters do not use a gauge swatch for knitting accessories, including hats. Consider knitting and blocking the ribbing and measure the gauge against the gauge listed for ribbing above.

Techniques
Tubular cast on, ribbing, knitting in the round, purling, left and right leaning cables, purl decreases, knit decreases, center double decreases

Credits
Technical Editing: Jenna Sargent Barron
Test knitter shown in project page.