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About the Pattern:
I wanted to make something with an organic shape. It’s not messy, it’s soft. I wanted you to put it on and feel like a soft fluffy bloom on pampas grass, a bumpy dense moss, or a frosty bud. It’s cozy, squishy, and unbelievably tender of an item with all the looks of a classic textured beanie. This hat is knit holding a tweed DK and brushed alpaca/silk lace together. You won’t get cold in this one ❄️

Yarn:
The pattern uses the following held together:
100 g/ 231 yds of DK
and
50 g/ 328 yds of brushed lace weight

Note: There was leftover yarn, but to be safe we suggest one skein of each.

Suggested Yarn:
Sample is knit using BOTH
Bumblebee Acres Farm’s
Tweedie DK
85% Superwash Merino Wool/ 15%Neps
DK Weight, 4 PLY
100 g/ 231 yds. (approx.)

Bumblebee Acres Farm’s
Spun Sugar
74% Brushed Baby Suri Alpaca/ 26% Silk
Lace Weight, 2 PLY
50 gr., 328 yds. (approx.)

Needles & Notions:

• US 5 Circular Needles 16 in.
• US 5 DPNs or longer circular needles for Magic Loop Method for crown decrease.
• 1 Beginning of Round and 3 more Stitch Markers
• 1 Crochet hook or darning needle to weave in ends
• Optional Progress Keeper
• Optional Row Counter

Gauge:
4 stitches and 6 rows = 1 inch
in 2x2 Rib Stitch on US 5 needles, knit in round.

Stitch Glossary:
K- Knit
P- Purl
PM- Place stitch marker
SM- Slip stitch marker
BOR - Beginning of Round
k2tog- knit two stitches together
p2tog - purl two stitches together
ssk- slip two stitches, then knit together

Pattern Notes Before You Begin:

• Color: The hat can be created by holding two yarns of the same color family, or they can be different! The brushed lace yarn will create a halo of the secondary color around the yarn. If you are not sure what colors to pair, pick two similar or use a white yarn for your brushed skein! That will give you a soft, pastel effect to your main color, but not muddy or drown it out.
• Tweed: I used a tonal tweed for my DK skein, but you can use any type of DK you would like! The texture stitch does tend to look better on tonals, softly speckled or tweed yarns
• Sizes: There are two sizes available. The smaller size will fit like a regular beanie on an avg women’s head. Then larger size is for an oversized look, or large heads.
• The finished hat can be worn with the doubled brim folded up for extra warmth, or down and look like a slouchy beanie.