Mojave Desert Beanie by Nancy Bates

Mojave Desert Beanie

Knitting
October 2023
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
9.5 stitches = 2 inches
in stranded stockinette stitch blocked
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
211 yards (193 m)
One size fits an average adult size head (approx. 19 in./48 cm to 22 in./56 cm)
English

This beanie pattern is part of Nancy Bates’ California Road Trip Collection. It appears in the book Knitting California.

This pattern uses 4 colors of worsted weight yarn:

Color A - 25g/55yds/50m
Color B - 25g/50yds/46m
Color C - 25g/53yds/48m
Color D - 25g/53yds/48m

Optional: 3g/6yds/5m of each of any pinjk or yellow worsted weight for embroidering blooms on the cacti.

Recommended Notions:

3 stitch markers - 2 of one color and 1 of another color
Tapestry needle