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Burrastow Beanie
I named this hat after the small hotel that Mary Jane Mucklestone and I take our Grand Shetland Adventure participants to in Shetland. Set in an idyllic location with a beautiful beach and stunning vistas, Burrastow is a home away from home and I missed not being there this year!
Size 
Circumference at brim: 18” / 46cm 
Length from brim to crown as worn: 9 ¼” / 23.5cm 
Circumference at widest point: 21 ¾ / 55.5cm
Needles 
3.5mm / US 4 circular needle, 40cm / 16” length (for body of hat) 
3.5mm / US 4 DPNs or long circular needle (if working magic loop for crown of hat) 
3mm / US 2 circular needle, 40cm / 16” length (for brim) 
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.
Yarn 
Fingering weight yarn in the following amounts: 
150 yards MC for hat body 
40 yards MC for pom pom 
(190 yards total for MC) 
40 yards CC1 
40 yards CC2 
30 yards CC3
Lighter version shown in: 
Jamieson & Smith 2ply Jumper Weight (4ply/Fingering; 100% Real Shetland Wool; 115m / 125yds per 25g ball) 
MC: Shade 202; 2 x 25g balls 
CC1: Shade FC7; 1 x 25g ball 
CC2: Shade 78; 1 x 25g ball 
CC3: Shade 54; 1 x 25g ball
Darker version shown in: 
Jamieson & Smith 2ply Jumper Weight (4ply/Fingering; 100% Real Shetland Wool; 115m / 125yds per 25g ball) 
MC: Shade 81; 2 x 25g balls 
CC1: Shade 141; 1 x 25g ball 
CC2: Shade FC38; 1 x 25g ball 
CC3: Shade 27; 1 x 25g ball
Notions 
1 stitch marker, tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Gauge 
27 sts & 32 rounds = 10cm / 4” over Fair Isle Pattern on 3.5mm needles after blocking 
28 sts & 40 rounds = 10cm / 4” in Rib Pattern on 3mm needles after blocking
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- First published: September 2020
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