A simple, slightly slouchy beanie with a textured brim. Knit with two strands of fingering weight yarn and mohair held together, this is a great pattern for using up leftover yarn.

Have fun with this pattern by marling your yarns, use three different colours, or match one of the colours with the mohair. You can also work DK with a strand of fingering or just a worsted weight yarn.

The pattern allows for endless combinations and offers eight sizes.

The hat offers a lot of negative ease but this is necessary to achieve a good fit - the ribbing has a lot of stretch. Test knitters found that picking the size that matched their head circumference was ideal.

Size Information
0-6 mths (6-12 mths, toddler, child, Adult S, M, L, XL)

To fit approximate head circumference:
15 (16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26)”
38 ( 40.5, 43, 46, 51, 56, 58.5, 66) cm

Finished Measurements
11 (12, 13, 14.5, 15.5, 17, 18, 20.5)”
28 (30.5, 33, 37, 39.5, 43, 45.5, 52) cm

Yarn
Approx.
30 (50, 60, 70, 100, 120, 140, 170) yards / 27 (46, 55, 64, 91, 110, 128, 155) m of two fingering weight yarns.

AND

30 (50, 70, 80, 110, 130, 150, 190) yards / 27 (46, 64, 73, 101, 119, 137, 174) m of mohair.

Sample shown in:
Knitting for Olive Merino
100% organic merino
273 yds (250 m) per 50g
Colour: Dusty Rose
Colour: Powder

Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair
70/30 Mohair/Silk
246 yds (225 m) per 25g
Colour: Dusty Rose

Needles
US 6 (4 mm) 16” (41 cm) circular needles
US 8 (5 mm) 16” (41 cm) circular needles and dpns

Gauge
5 sts and 7 rows = 1” on larger needles in stockinette

Notions
stitch markers
tapestry needle
scissors

Skills Required
knitting in the round
decreasing stitches