The Chiefest Calamity is a colorwork beanie inspired by the scales and eyes of Smaug, the dragon from The Hobbit. The Chiefest Calamity is a great pattern for beginner colorwork knitters and is the epitome of potato chip knitting with its bottom up in-the-round construction and simple 8 stitch repeat.

Sizing:
Measurements - to be worn with 2 inches of negative ease

A (Finished Hat Circumference): 17.75 (19, 20.25, 21.25, 22.5, 23.75) in; 45 (48.5, 51.5, 54, 57, 60.5) cm

B (Finished Length w/o trim): 5.5 (6, 6.75, 7.75, 8.25, 8.5) in ; 14 (15, 17, 19.5, 21, 21.5) cm

C (Finished Length with trim): 7.5 (8, 8.75, 9.75, 10.25, 10.5) in, 19 (20.5, 22, 25, 26, 26.5) cm

Needle Size:
Size US 2/2.75mm and US 4/3.5 mm circular needles; 20 in (51 cm) and 32 in (82 cm) cords for magic loop
or size US 4/3.5 mm dpns if you prefer

Gauge:
“Scales” Colorwork: 27 sts x 28 rows = 4 in (10 cm) x 4 in (10 cm) knit in the round

Amount of yarn needed:
Main Color: 94 (114, 126, 146, 163, 180) yards; 86 (104, 115, 134, 149, 165) meters of Blackbird Sycamore’s DK Weight, or similar DK weight superwash wool yarn

Contrast Color: 62 (74, 84, 96, 106, 119) yards; 57, (68, 77, 88, 97, 109) meters of Blackbird Sycamore’s DK Weight, or similar DK weight superwash wool yarn

Sample knit out of Campfire (main color) and Greyskull (contrast color)

Notions: Stitch markers, tapestry needle, dpns

Charts - While charts are included in this pattern, ALL chart instructions are also written out! You do not need to use charts to knit this pattern!

When you buy this pattern, you will receive three PDFs: 2 different version of the pattern and a pdf of each chart in large format.

• Version 1 is formatted with tables, charts, and written instructions.
• Version 2 is a LOW VISION ACCESIBLE version (details below)

BOTH ARE INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE!

ACCESSIBILITY:
The Low Vision Accessible version of this pattern includes:

• 24 point font size sans serif font (Arial).
• All black text, no italics used.
• Bold is used instead.
• All directions are fully written out. While charts are included, they are NOT required to knit this pattern!
• Single column text throughout.
• One inch margins.
• Left justified text.
• No information (other than left justified page numbers) in the header or footer.
• No scanned PDFs.
• No tables.
• Internal links to each pattern heading.
• All repeated rows are written out and stay sequential.