When we moved to Scotland one of the things I hoped to experience was snow. The icy blues of the beanie reflect the pale liquid winter light and the winds and swirling of the snow, while the snow-filled sky is represented by the purple/brown band with snowflake design. The crown depicts the large fluffy flakes of snow as they fall.

The grey version is inspired by a dark midwinter morning driving to work when I came around a bend to see a huge glowing ball on the horizon, all shades of sunrise surrounded by a magnificent grey and foreboding sky. The sunrise is captured by the colours in the section with the yellow rays of the sun.

SIZES 1 (2)
To fit head circumference: 56 (59) cm/22 (23.25) in
Finished depth: 23 (25) cm/9 (9.75) in

Designed to be worn with around 3 cm/1.25 in negative ease.

YARN
Jamieson’s of Shetland Spindrift, jumper (4 ply/fingering) weight, 100% Real Shetland wool, 105 m/115 yd per 25g ball.

Blue/Pink Sample:
C1: Sky (130)
C2: Natural White (104)
C3: Eggshell (768)
C4: Potpourri (603)
C5: Thistledown (237)
C6: Wild Violet (153)

Grey/Red Sample:
C1: Heron (315)
C2: Flax (375)
C3: Granite (122)
C4: Spice (526)
C5: Paprika (261)
C6: Flame (271)

OR in 4 ply yarn which knits to the specified tension and has similar colourwork definition.

APPROXIMATE YARDAGE REQUIRED
C1: 42 (51) m / 46 (56) yd
C2: 38 (45) m / 41 (50) yd
C3: 70 (84) m / 76 (91) yd
C4: 23 (29) m / 26 (31) yd
C5: 19 (23) m / 21 (26) yd
C6: 15 (19) m / 16 (19) yd

TECHNIQUES
Knitting in the round, stranded colourwork, reading charts.