Quiet Delight Beanie
#quietdelightbeanie
Possibly the cosiest beanie ever – the sumptuous brioche stitch makes it both airy and light while keeping you warm. The wide double-folded brim and chunky-but-not-heavy nature of the beanie will instantly bring a dash of casual chicness to your outfit.
The Quiet Delight beanie is knitted bottom up holding together two strands of mohair and one strand of merino. It’s a lovely little project to practice your brioche stitch – if you know how to make a yarn over and knit or purl two stitches together, you can do it!
Sizes:
S (M)
Finished garment measurements:
Brim circumference: 44.5 (51) cm 17.75 (20.25)”.
Total height: 37 cm / 14.5” both sizes.
Total height with triple folded edge: 26 cm / 10.25” both sizes.
Tip! Brioche stitch is very stretchy, so for a more relaxed fit choose the bigger size, and if you want a more snug fit choose the smaller size. I’ve got a pretty big head and both sizes worked really well for me, even though I prefer a slightly more relaxed fit for beanies.
Sample in size M.
Gauge:
13 sts x 20 rnds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” on 4 mm (US6) needles in brioche st holding one strand of merino wool and two strands of mohair together without blocking.
Tip! For this beanie I don’t recommend wet blocking in order to preserve the squishiness and texture of the brioche stitch.
Needles:
4 mm (US6) circular needles 40-60 cm / 16-24” and 80-100 cm / 32-40”, and DPNs for top decreases if you’re not using magic loop technique.
Yarn:
50 (50) g Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk - 225 m / 246 yds / 25 g) in color Dusty Honey together with 50 (50) g Knitting For Olive Merino (100% merino wool - 250 m / 273 yds / 50 g) in color Dusty Honey.
Or:
50 (50) g Permin Angel (70% mohair, 30% silk - 210 m / 230 yds / 25 g) in color 884163 together with 50 (50) g Hjertegarn Hjerte Alpaca (100% alpaca - 167 m / 183 yds / 50 g) in color 6995.
The beanie is worked holding two strands of mohair and one strand of merino together.
