Hello There Mohair Beanie
#hellotheremohairbeanie
This is a fuzzy delight of a beanie that is worked bottom up holding together three strands of silk mohair. The trick is to combine three different shades of silk mohair to create a deep and unique colourway. This is a great project to get rid of those random balls of yarn you might have left over from previous projects. I chose three different shades of pink that I had in my stash. The folded edge is worked in brioche stitch to give it a contemporary feel while keeping your precious noggin warm.
Sizes:
One size.
Finished garment measurements:
Brim circumference: 54 cm / 21.5”.
Total height: 38 cm / 15”.
Total length with double folded brioche brim: 26 cm / 10.25”.
Gauge:
10 sts x 22 rnds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” on 4 mm (US6) needles in brioche st holding 3 strands of mohair together.
14 sts x 30 rnds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” on 4 mm (US6) needles in St st holding 3 strands of mohair together.
Note!
44 rnds of brioche stitch are counted as 22 rnds. When counting stitches in brioche stitch, yarnovers are not included in the stitch count, they are paired with a knit or purl stitch, the knit/yarnover or purl/yarnover pair is counted as a single stitch. Make sure that you steam block or block your sample swatch before measuring your gauge as brioche stitch expands a lot when washed.
Needles:
4 mm (US6) circular needles 40-60 cm / 16-24” (or longer ones for magic loop technique), and 4 mm (US6) DPNs for crown shaping if you’re not using magic loop technique.
Yarn:
25 g Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk - 225 m / 246 yds / 25 g) in colour Flamingo together with 25 g Sandnes Garn Silk Mohair (60% mohair, 25% silk, 15% wool - 280 m / 306 yds / 50 g) in colour 4012 and 25 g Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair (57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% wool- 212 m / 232 yds / 25 g) in colour 4323.
The beanie is worked holding three strands of mohair together.
