Patience Beanie is knitted in the round from the bottom up using circular and double pointed needles. It features a simple ribbing pattern and basic K2tog decreases. It includes two sizes (short or cuffed) and an optional pom pom. Samples pictured are knitted in KnitPicks Swish and Cascade Yarns Luminosa.

The name “Patience” is not only a commentary on the long design process behind this beauty, but also a reflection of how most of us have been feeling for the past 15 months. Like Clara Parkes says in The Yarn Whisperer, “Stockinette, ribbing, cables, even the humble yarn over can instantly evoke places, times, people, conversations, all those poignant moments that we’ve tucked away in our memory banks. Over time, those stitches form a map of our lives.” I knew looking back on this design I would always reflect upon this particular moment in time, and felt this creation deserved a name worthy of that remembrance.

If you make this pattern feel free to tag me on Instagram as @ashweather_fa and share your finished projects with the hashtag #patiencebeanie.