The December Beanie pattern is a classic double brimmed, close-fitting cap style, designed to suit both men and women. Written for six yarn weights (from double knit to super chunky), this versatile beanie is worked with a strand of mohair held together with the main yarn of the body to create a soft, luxurious fabric.

The pattern repeat is a multiple of eight stitches over one round and offers endless oppotunity for making your own.
You can choose to cast on using the instructions included for a provisional cast on or use a simpler method to form the double brim which is beautifully “squishy” in every weight!

Skill Level ~
Adventurous beginner.

Finished Size ~
Approximately 23 cm/9” wide by 21 cm/8.25” tall, to fit adult size 56 cm/22” - 61 cm/24” head circumference. There are slight variations across the yarn weights.

Techniques ~
 Provisional or backward loop cast on
 Picking up stitches
 Knit
 Purl
 Decreasing
 Closing top
 Weaving in ends

Materials/Tools ~
 Yarn in chosen weight
 40cm/16” circular needles and DPNs in sizes given for each yarn weight
 Crochet hook in similar size to needles
 Waste yarn
 Stitch marker
 Darning needle
 Pom–pom and tag as desired

Yarn ~
Yarn MC (Base Yarn) Body CC (Mohair) Body
Double Knit 114 m/125 yds 108 m/118 yds
Aran/Worsted 68 m/74 yds 70 m/77 yds
Light Chunky 52 m/57 yds 54 m/59 yds
Chunky 50 m/55 yds 51 m/56 yds
Light Super Chunky. 48 m/52 yds 50 m/55 yds Super Chunky 38 m/42 yds 40 m/44 yds

Recommended yarns include:
 Double Knit ~ Malabrigo Dos Tierras, Malabrigo Arroyo
 Aran/Worsted ~ Malabrigo Rios, Juniper Moon Farm Moonstone
 Light Chunky ~ Malabrigo Mecha, We are Knitters The Petite Wool
 Chunky ~ Malabrigo Chunky, Manos del Uruguay Cardo
 Light Super Chunky ~ Malabrigo Noventa, Manos del Uraguay Franca
 Super Chunky ~ Malabrigo Rasta, Baah Yarn Mammoth
 Mohair ~ Malabrigo Mohair, Drops Kid Silk Mohair, Yarnsmiths Kid Silk Mohair

Gauge ~
Gauge is given in pattern and knitted in the round using the larger recommended needle size for each yarn weight. Measurements should be taken unstretched and unblocked.

 Double Knit ~ 22 sts and 32 rnds = 10 cm x 10 cm/4” x 4”. WPI - 13
 Aran/Worsted ~ 18 sts and 26 rnds = 10 cm x 10 cm/4” x 4”. WPI - 11
 Light Chunky ~ 16 sts and 24 rnds = 10 cm x 10 cm/4” x 4”. WPI - 10
 Chunky ~ 14 sts and 20 rnds = 10 cm x 10 cm/4” x 4”. WPI - 8
 Light Super Chunky ~ 12 sts and 16 rnds = 10 cm x 10 cm/4” x 4”. WPI - 7
 Super Chunky ~ 10 sts and 14 rnds = 10 cm x 10 cm/4” x 4”. WPI - 6

If you’re on Instagram, I’d love it if you could share your creations with me! Please tag @audacious.ewe and use the hashtag #thedecemberbeanie. You can also browse the hashtag to see some of the potential variations!

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Kind Regards,

Karysha.