This lovely hat in one of the finest yarns in the world is a joy to knit in Knitrino and will be your new favorite cap.

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About the pattern
From designer Andrea Cull, Heidi’s Dream combines a touch of lace with cables and garter stitch panels to create a beautiful yet wearable design. And the exquisite yarn will fill every stitch with comfort and delight.

About this yarn
Heidi’s Dream features Knitrino’s own Shepherding with a very special blend of Kid Cashmere and Merino from a small US-based farm that is doing important work in the breeding and care of fiber animals, and this hat is named after the inspiring owner, Heidi Dickens. There were only 92 skeins of this yarn produced this year, and it exquisite. She has teamed with Christine McBrearty-Hulse to create a new certification for Cashmere, called Clean Cashmere, that guarantees the quality of the fiber. Much of the world’s cashmere comes from China & Mongolia, where the quality, content, and animal care vary greatly. When you buy Clean Cashmere, you’re receiving yarn that meets or exceeds the content, fiber diameter and softness that you’re expecting. Kid Cashmere is the soft undercoat on young goats, and so it is produced only in limited quantity by each goat. That, along with the farm’s excellence in care & breeding, is why this yarn retails for $70/skein.

Note that all kits ordered after April 14 will ship on or around April 23 due to Travel.

Construction Notes: This beanie-shaped hat begins at the brim with the German Twisted Cast On and is worked in the round. Following an increase round, the hat motif is worked to the crown. Cashmere blooms when blocking: If you swatch for this hat, ensure that you block your swatch before measuring gauge.

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