“Never yet was a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom.” -Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
In Latin, “Vita” means life. This beanie was designed to resemble flower buds giving new life in the spring time. It has a beautiful textured design with a body that has extra stretch!
The Vita beanie is written for 5 yarn weights: Super bulky, light super bulky, bulky, light bulky, and worsted! This means, you can essentially wear this hat all year round!
This is a hat that is knit in the round from the brim up. It can be a standard or folded brim depending on your preference. A photo and video tutorial are included for the stitch you may not be familiar with.

Materials:
Yarn:
Light Super Bulky-Malabrigo Noventa was used (90 yds standard brim) A folded brim will require more than one skein!
Bulky- Malabrigo Chunky was used (approx. 100 yds folded brim, 80 yds standard brim)
Light Bulky- Malabrigo Mecha was used (approx. 130 yds folded brim, 110 yds standard brim)
Worsted- Malabrigo Rios was used (approx. 210 yds folded brim ,180 yds standard brim)
Needles:
Light Super Bulky- US size 10.5/ 6.5 mm circular needles
Bulky- US size 10/ 6 mm and US size 10.5/ 6.5 mm circular needles
Light Bulky- US size 9/ 5.5 mm and US size 10/ 6 mm circular needles
Worsted- US size 7/ 4.5 mm and US size 8/ 5 mm circular needles
Optional Dpns
Tapestry needle
Measuring tape
Scissors
Stitch marker

Gauge:
Super Bulky- 4x4”/ 10 x 10 cm = 10 sts x 14 rows in stockinette (Rasta US size 11 circular needles)
Light Super Bulky- 4x4”/ 10 x 10 cm = 11 sts x 16 rows in stockinette (Noventa, US size 11 circular needles)
Bulky- 4x4”/ 10 x 10 cm = 12 sts x 18 rows in stockinette (Chunky, US size 10.5 circular needles)
Light Bulky- 4x4”/ 10 x 10 cm = 16 sts x 22 rows in stockinette (Mecha, US size 10 circular needles)
Worsted- 4x4”/ 10 x 10 cm = 18 sts x 26 rows in stockinette (Rios, US size 8 circular needles)