Stranded Ravens Beanie by Joan Rowe

Stranded Ravens Beanie

Knitting
April 2025
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in blocked stranded colorwork
US 3 - 3.25 mm
150 - 220 yards (137 - 201 m)
S 21” (53 cm), M 22” (56 cm) and L 23” (58 cm)
English
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A beanie with ravens worked in stranded colorwork in the lower section, and a decorative pattern representing tree tops in the crown.
Knitted in the round, this is an intermediate pattern if you already know how to knit stranded colorwork and this pattern assumes that you do know how to knit it. If you have not knitted stranded colorwork before then this is an experienced level pattern.
Instructions are given for head sizes 21” (53 cm), 22” (56 cm) and 23” (58 cm)
These correspond to small, medium and large adult sizes.

Fingering weight yarn.
MC: (background color)
CC: (raven color)
Size 21” (53 cm): MC 100 yds (91 m), CC (56 yds (51 m)
Size 22” (56 cm): MC 110 yds (101 m), CC 66 yds (60 m)
Size 23” (58 cm): MC 120 yds (110 m), CC 75 yds (69 m)

Gauge needed is 28 sts and 34 rows / 4” (10 cm) over blocked stranded colorwork.