Perfect Day Beanie

The Perfect Day Beanie is the ultimate everyday beanie worked with a double folded brim for added warmth and cosiness. The beanie is a really quick and fun project to knit, it’s worked bottom up on 4 mm/ US6 needles with one strand of fingering weight merino together with two strands of silk mohair to give it a subtle fuzzy sheen. **Sizes:** One size. **Finished garment measurements:** Brim circumference: 49 cm / 18.5”. The beanie is designed to have about 3-6 cm negative ease as the fabric will stretch out a bit when worn. Gauge: 18 sts x 29 rnds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” on 4 mm / US6 needles in St st holding 1 strand of merino and 2 strands of mohair together, after blocking. **Needles:** 4 mm / US6 circular needles 40-60 cm / 16-24” (or longer ones for magic loop technique), and 4 mm / US6 DPNs for crown shaping if you’re not using magic loop technique. **Notions:** Stitch markers, tapestry needle. **Sample knitted with yarn:** 50 g Filcolana Arwetta (80% superwash merino, 20% nylon - 210 m / 230 yds / 50 g) in color Ice Blue 340 together with 25 g Isager (75% kid mohair, 25% silk - 212 m / 232 yds / 25 g) in color 41 together with 25 g Knitting For Olive Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk - 225 m / 246 yds / 25g) in color Ice Blue. The beanie is worked holding one strand of merino together with two strands of mohair. **Suggested yarn:** You can work the Perfect Day Beanie with for example the following yarn weight combinations: -1 strand of DK weight yarn - 2 strands of fingering weight yarn held together -1 strand of fingering weight yarn held together with 2 strands of lace weight yarn together (like the sample) -4 or 5 strands of lace weight yarn together