Stranded Yin Yang Cats Beanie by Joan Rowe

Stranded Yin Yang Cats Beanie

Knitting
July 2021
both are used in this pattern
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in blocked stranded colorwork
US 2 - 2.75 mm
115 - 210 yards (105 - 192 m)
head sizes 18” (46 cm), 21” (53 cm), and 23” (58 cm)
English
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Knitted in the round and featuring cats basking in the sun and cats eyeing the moon and stars, this is an easy pattern if you already know how to knit stranded colorwork and this pattern assumes that you do know how to knit stranded colorwork.
If you have not knitted stranded colorwork before then this is an experienced level pattern.

Your gauge will be different over stranded colorwork than it is over stockinette. I really recommend taking the time to do a small swatch of the pattern before you start on the beanie.

The pattern of 36 rows cannot be adjusted for height, and so the final height of the beanie is determined by the number of rows in the crown. The band is very short in order that the beanie not be too tall.

Fingering weight yarn.
DC: (day color), NC: (night color)
Size 18” (46 cm), DC 55 yds (50 m), NC 60 yds (55 m)
Size 21” (53 cm), DC 82 yds (75 m), NC 93 yds (85 m)
Size 23” (58 cm), DC 90 yds (82 m), NC 120 yds (110 m)