Lighthouse beanie by Sara Ottosson

Lighthouse beanie

Knitting
October 2025
yarn held together
Sport
+ Lace
= Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch worked flat, after blocking
US 6 - 4.0 mm
4.0 mm (G)
284 - 372 yards (260 - 340 m)
A-(B-C-D) for head circumference approx. 50/54-(55/59-60/63-64/68) cm ≈ 19.5/21.25-(21.5/23.25-23.5/25-25.25/26.75)”.
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Lighthouse beanie is worked bottom up, first in the round in rib and then flat with intarsia. The crown is shaped with decreases and the side is sewn together. At the end vertical stripes are crocheted in purled columns.

YARN
Ullcentrum 2ply (300 sts ≈ 328 yds / 100 g) + CaMaRose Midnatssol (200 sts / 25 g) and 
Yllet Gotlandsgarn 2 (438 yds ≈ 400 sts / 100 g) held double for the brim.

SIZES
A-(B-C-D) for head circumference approx. 50/54-(55/59-60/63-64/68) cm ≈ 19.5/21.25-(21.5/23.25-23.5/25-25.25/26.75)”.
Circumference of the beanie: approx. 46,5-(51-55,5-60) cm ≈ 18.25-(20-21.75-23.5)”.
Length with folded brim: approx. 22,5-(24-25,5-27) cm ≈ 8.75-(9.5-10-10.75)”.

Intended ease is approx. 4-8 cm ≈ 1.5-3.25” of negative ease.

YARN AMOUNT
Colour 1 (Ullcentrum 2tr, Antracit): approx. 55-(60-70-75) m ≈ 60-(65-75-80) yds + the same amount CaMaRose Midnatssol 9542 Vissengrön.
Colour 2 (Ullcentrum 2tr, Mellangrå): approx. 55-(60-70-75) m ≈ 60-(65-75-80) yds + the same amount CaMaRose Midnatssol 9542 Vissengrön.

Colour 3 (held double Yllet Gotlandsgarn 2, Äppelgrön): approx. 150-(160-180-190) m ≈ 165-(175-195-210) yds.

YARN ALTERNATIVE
Rauma Fivel (held single, you need half of the amount for colour 3).

GAUGE
20 sts x 26 rnds = 10x10 cm / 4x4” on 4 mm (US 6) needles over 1x1 rib worked in the round, after blocking.
18 sts x 25 rows = 10x10 cm / 4x4” on 4 mm (US 6) needles over stockinette worked flat, after blocking.

NEEDLES
4 mm (US 6), 40 cm / 16” long.

4 mm (US 6) DPN’s, or circular needle at least 80 cm / 32” for Magic Loop.

HOOK
4 mm (G-6) for surface crochet.

TECHNIQUES
German twisted cast on, intarsia, mattress stitch, surface crochet.

NOTIONS
1 marker, darning needle, scissors, measuring tape.

VIDEOS
German twisted cast on: https://youtu.be/8Y9bXPSnDfc
Intarsia: https://youtu.be/rkuVQ-vB1RI
Mattress stitch: https://youtu.be/hv2A6jm9Zo4
Surface crochet: https://youtu.be/fVb_uAgiKgo