Scrap Heap

Got lots of leftovers taking up space in your stash? Can’t be bothered with a blanket? 

Scrap Heap is the perfect slouchy beanie for those scraps. Graded for five different yarn weights - from sport to chunky weight; you’ll soon have your scraps out of the heap and on a head. Knit from the bottom up, Scrap Heap uses a jogless stripe technique for stripe perfection, and includes the chart for the two cute little monsters!

Construction:

Scrap Heap is knit bottom-up and seamlessly, so you’ll soon have your scraps out of the heap and on a head. Pattern includes instructions for working jogless stripes in the round as well as suggestions for striping sequence.

Sizing:

To fit actual head size of: 16/40.5, 18/45.5, 20/51, 22/56, 24/61 inches/cms.

Actual hat length is approximately: 8¼/21, 9/23, 9½/24, 10¼/26, 11¼/28.5 inches/cms.

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Techniques used:

Knit and purl 

Long-tail cast on 

Working jogless stripes 

Working in the round on circular needles

Yarn Requirements:

Scrap Heap is graded for five different yarn weights each with a different tension/gauge; sport/5ply, dk/8ply, worsted/10ply, aran and chunky/14ply.

5ply/sport weight of approximately 95/90 (120/110, 175/160, 220/200, 270/250) yards/metres.

8ply/DK weight of approximately 85/80 (100/95, 150/140, 190/175, 230/210) yards/metres.

10ply/worsted weight of approximately 75/70 (85/80, 125/11, 160/150, 190/175) yards/metres.

Aran weight of approximately 65/60 (75/70, 110/100, 140/130, 170/155) yards/metres.

14ply/chunky weight of approximately 55/50 (65/60, 95/90, 125/115, 150/140) yards/metres.

Yardage is approximate and may vary depending on your knitting style and yarn selection.

Charts included for duplicate stitching the two cute little monsters on these beanies. Charts designed by my daughter Lily when she was eight.