Difficulty: Advanced beginner

Techniques: Long tail cast-on, 1x1 rib, stranded colour-work, decreases, working in the round.

Gauge:
Post-blocking: 21 stitches x 29 rows= 10cmx10cm

Sizes:
Finished beanie circumference of 53cm (57cm)
Size 1: Fits head circumference of 53- 57cm.
Size 2: Fits head circumference of 58- 61cm

Materials:
4 mm circular needles
100 grams Colour A, 8ply, approx. 200 metres
50 grams Colour B, 8ply, approx. 95 metres
Notions (Darning needle, scissors, stitch marker)

Construction:
The Bessie Beanie is knit from the bottom up in the round. It begins with a section of 1x1 rib, then is flipped inside out, where an all-over colour-work design is completed, meaning the wrong side of the ribbing becomes the right side of the colour-work. This construction allows for a cosy folded hem and a small curled cast-on edge.
Once the chart is finished, decreases are worked without colour-work to shape the crown of the beanie, which is then closed tightly using a darning needle.