Chains Beanie Pattern

Designed by Debra Kinsey Knits #chainsbeanie

This cool and contemporary unisex beanie is designed in a baby alpaca double knit / 8ply weight yarn, has cables and colourwork detailing and is knitted in rounds from the bottom edge brim up to the crown. It requires intermediate knitting skills including knitting in-the-round, cables, stranded colourwork, decreasing and wet-blocking. Pattern can be worked from charts provided or written instructions.

The beanie can be made in a main and contrast colour combination or just in the one colour - your choice. See our sample instore.

Three sizes (to fit head approx): child (adult, large adult)

Choose a size that will stretch to fit your head. This beanie is intended to be worn with approx. 3-6cm negative ease.  Please note that any alterations to the pattern may require extra yarn than stated. All measurements are approximate.

• Head circumference: 45 (50, 55) cm
• Depth: 20 (20, 21) cm

Gauge of pattern (after wet-blocking) is 24 sts and 27 rows over 10cm colourwork pattern swatch worked in the round using 4.5mm needles.

Quantity of Yarn required (based on Indiecita Easy Wash DK 100% Baby Alpaca with 112m per 50g ball):

Main colour: 1 (1, 2) balls
Contrast colour: 1 (1, 1) ball

Needles & Notions: 3.25mm and 4.5mm circular needles 40cm long, set of 4mm dpns for crown, cable needle, stitch markers, yarn needle

Colour printed leaflet only. 5001