The Design

“Flurries & flakes!”

We love a classic beanie—but pretty stranded colorwork makes this free pattern the fairest of them all! Just above a band of cozy ribbing (promising a comfy, snug fit), colorwork flurries and flakes drift around your noggin. The snowflake has a traditional Nordic look that’s got us dreaming of snowy romps.

We knit the Snowflake Beanie in a fine woolly wool—Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift. A fingering-weight, woolen-spun yarn made from the fleece of hardy, wee Shetland sheep. Nice and lofty, it has the perfect toothy texture and gorgeous color palette.

The Details

FINISHED SIZE
Approx. 20"/51cm circumference, 81⁄2"/21.5cm deep, after blocking. Fits medium adult head (20–23"/51–58cm).

YARN
4 skeins Jamiesons's Shetland Spindrift (115 yds/105 each): 2 in Main Color (MC) and 1 each in Border Color (BC), and Snowflake Color (SC). Or, in an equivalent fingering-weight yarn: 130 yds/119m of MC; 22 yds/20m of BC; 16 yds/15m of SC.

Sample shown in (MC) 101 Shetland Black, (BC) 107 Mogit, and (SC) 105 Eesit.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 4 (3.5mm) 16"/40cm circular and double-point needles, or size to obtain gauge.
US 3 (3.25mm) 16"/40cm circular needle, or one size smaller than gauge needle, for ribbing.
US 5 (3.75mm) 16"/40cm circular needle, or one size larger than gauge needle, for colorwork.
5 stitch markers, one in a contrasting color.
Darning needle to finish.

GAUGE
Approx. 26 sts = 4"/10cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking.