Pattern is free with purchase of a kit (available on our website on Friday, November, 21, 2025).

By Hayley Scharping for Plucky Knitter

Hello, Winter Break! A bold vintage-inspired snowflake graphic adorns this stranded stunner. Perfect for après-ski, a brisk wintry walk, or an afternoon on the town!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

19” / 48 cm circumference unstretched x 10” / 25.5 cm tall (to fit an average adult head)

YARN

Worsted-weight yarn in two colors

MC: 100 yds / 92 m
CC: 70 yds / 64 m

Sample shown in Plucky Knitter Halo Worsted (100% cashmere; 195 yds / 178 m per 100 g):

Worn on title page in 1 skein in color Row (MC) and 1 skein in color Drift (CC)

Worn on back page in 1 skein in color Mitzi (MC and 1 skein in color Penny Candy

NEEDLES
Needles listed are suggested. Always take time to swatch.

Gauge Needle: US 7 (4.5 mm) 16” / 40 cm circular needle and DPNs, or size needed to obtain gauge

Smaller Needle: US 6 (4.0 mm) 16” / 40 cm circular needle, or one size smaller than gauge needle

TOOLS

7 stitch markers, including one unique, and a tapestry needle

GAUGE

20 sts and 20 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in stranded colorwork pattern, blocked