Hounds tooth beanie DK by Petra Ruiter

Hounds tooth beanie DK

Knitting
September 2020
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in colour cart in the round
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
142 - 164 yards (130 - 150 m)
18-26
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download
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Houndstooth patterns are hot right now!

This fun beanie can be adjusted to preference by adding a folded brim, adding a second contrast colour or making it sloughy.

This Pattern is FREE until the end of the year

The colour pattern is charted and has a written instruction as well

Size
This Houndstooth patterned beanie comes in 3 sizes, to fit 50-55(55-60, 60-65)cm / 18-20 (21-23, 24-26)” head circumference.

Yarn
Wat Wollie DK yarn (225 meters /100 grams) in 2 or 3 colours
MC 90 meters or 100 yards, about 50 grams
120 meters, 60 grams for a double folded brim
CC1 60 meters or 65 yards, about 30 grams
CC2 20 meters or 25 yards, about 10 grams

Needles
3.5 mm circular needles for the brim
4 mm circular needles for the body
Optional, 4 mm double pointed needles

Techniques

  • knit
  • purl
  • knit two together (k2tog)
  • knit in the round
  • very basic colour work
  • optional provisional cast on

I would like to thank my wonderful testers Carriegoon kzwriter Rezo and bienbleu for all their help!