Hey Batties! by Stephanie Shiman

Hey Batties!

Knitting
October 2025
Sport (12 wpi) ?
27 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in color stranded pattern with larger needle, blocked
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
344 - 500 yards (315 - 457 m)
One Size
English
This pattern is available from frabjousfibers.com for $5.00.

Inspired by a vintage Dracula movie poster, this limited-edition Blossom colorway fades from deep crimson to inky black. Knit it into a cowl or a hat, and when worked from both ends of the cake, bat motifs first take flight against the red before dissolving into shadow — vanishing into the night.

Yarn: Wonderland Yarns “Mad Hatter Blossom” sport weight, 100% superwash merino, 344 yds, 4 oz: 1 cake. Shown in limited edition colorway “Dracula” note: 1 cake will make the cowl OR either size hat, not both
Needles & Notions: US size 2/2.75mm & US 3/3.25mm needles, 16”/40cm circular needles and dpns (for hat only), or your
preferred arrangement for working in the round, 1 stitch marker (optional, more for marking repeats), yarn needle
Gauge: 27 sts/30 rounds = 4”/10 cm in color stranded pattern with larger needle, blocked
Measurements: Hat: medium (large) 18”/46 cm (19”/48 cm) around Cowl: 26.5”/67 cm around, 11.5”/29 cm tall