In Honour of Shieldmaidens II

This is a pattern to knit a beanie worked using the stranded colourwork technique. It is worked from the bottom rib up with decreases shaping the crown.

Included are instructions for the Ladderback/Invisible Jacquard technique if you would like a less visible tacking of floats over longer single colour areas.

This pattern matches the Shieldmaidens muffatees pattern. Find your yarn kits at Bloom Woolen Yarns. Support small farms and know who grew your yarn!

yarn:

Yearling by Bloom Woolen Yarns; Worsted; 85%; Shetland, 15% Huacaya Alpaca; 120 yards (110 meters); 60g

approximate yarn amounts:

colour A (Carnelian) - 35g; 70yds / 64m

colour B (Natural Grey) - 30g; 60yds / 55m

needles:

3.5mm (us no 4) circular, 16in/41cm

4.0mm (us no 6) circular, 16in/41cm and DPNs 6in/15cm

gauge: 20 stitches x 24 rows = 4in/10cm

measured over stranded stockinette on larger needles

Some knitters work stranded knitting at a different gauge than single-colour knitting, change needles as needed to keep stitch gauge.

approximate finished size:

one size fits many: 20 - 23 in / 51 - 58 cm head with 1 - 2 in / 2.5 - 5 cm negative ease

additional tools:

needle to weave in ends, st marker