Dr. Heather Sander: black-capped chickadee hat pattern

This is a pattern to make a Spring themed slouchy beanie hat using the stranded colourwork technique.

This pattern contains a black-capped chickadee chart containing a motif from our Patreon members’ Spring stocking project! Thank you, for your continued support and great ideas my dear Patreon members! And thank you, petryh for speedy knitting to share this pattern!

Have fun and enjoy some knitting to the rhythm of Spring!

yarn:

4ply New Zealand Merino by Doespins; Fingering; 100% Merino; 393yds / 359m / 100 grams

AND

Freia Minikins by Freia Handpaint Yarns; Fingering; 100% Merino; 107yds / 98m / 25 grams

approximate yarn amounts:

colour A (Doespins in natural light) - 30g ; 118yds / 108m

colour B (Freia in Autumn Rose) - 25g ; 107yds / 98m

needles:

2.5mm (us no 1.5) circular or DPNs, 16in/41cm and DPNs 6in/15cm

3.0mm (us no 2.5) circular, 16in/41cm and DPNs 6in/15cm

gauge: 28 sts x 32 rows = 4in/10cm

measured over stranded stockinette on larger needles

approximate finished size:

one size fits many 21-25 in/53cm-63.5 cm head

additional tools:

needle to weave in ends, st marker