Materials Needed Yarn

Brushtail Upcycled Possum Merino

(75% merino wool, 25% Brushtail possum fur, DK weight/8 ply, 150m/164y per 50g)
Color pictured: Red (116)

Or similar yarn that can achieve gauge.

Quantities needed

(1, 1, 2) skeins

If substituting yarn, approx. amounts required: (140, 150, 160) metres/(153, 164, 175) yards

needles

4 mm/US Size 6 circular needle (40cm/16in in length) 4 mm/US Size 6 double-pointed needles

for crown shaping (or use magic loop if preferred) Or needle sizes to obtain gauge.

notions

Tapestry needle (for finishing)
Stitch markers (4 total, including 1 distinct)

Gauge

19 stitches and 32 rows = 10cm/4in in single rib stitch blocked and pinned to measurements.

Note: the yarn I used tends to lay fat, whereas many will “bunch up” when knitted in a 1x1 rib stitch. For this reason, I recommend blocking your swatch to best determine gauge.

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Belafonte Beanie

Sizing ease

Beanie is intended to be worn with a standard fit of approx. 5cm/2in of negative ease, meaning your beanie will be approx. 5 cm/2in smaller than your head. You can choose a size based on your own (or the recipient’s) head circumference measurement or choose from the standard sizes listed below.

sizes

Child, Adult Regular, Adult Large

Finished measurements

Circumference: (46, 51, 56)cm/(18, 20, 22)in Length: (25.5, 27, 28)cm/(10, 10.5, 11)in