The Perfect Day Beanie is the ultimate everyday beanie worked with a double folded brim for added warmth and cosiness. The beanie is a really quick and fun project to knit, it’s worked bottom up on 4 mm/ US6 needles with one strand of fingering weight merino together with two strands of silk mohair to give it a subtle fuzzy sheen.

Sizes:
One size.

Finished garment measurements:
Brim circumference: 49 cm / 18.5”.

The beanie is designed to have about 3-6 cm negative ease as the fabric will stretch out a bit when worn.

Gauge:
18 sts x 29 rnds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” on 4 mm / US6 needles in St st holding 1 strand of merino and 2 strands of mohair together, after blocking.

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.

Notions:
Stitch markers, tapestry needle.

Sample knitted with yarn:
50 g Filcolana Arwetta (80% superwash merino, 20% nylon - 210 m / 230 yds / 50 g) in color Ice Blue 340
together with 25 g Isager (75% kid mohair, 25% silk - 212 m / 232 yds / 25 g) in color 41
together with 25 g Knitting For Olive Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk - 225 m / 246 yds / 25g) in color Ice Blue.

The beanie is worked holding one strand of merino together with two strands of mohair.

Suggested yarn:
You can work the Perfect Day Beanie with for example the following yarn weight combinations:
-1 strand of DK weight yarn
- 2 strands of fingering weight yarn held together
-1 strand of fingering weight yarn held together with 2 strands of lace weight yarn together (like the sample)
-4 or 5 strands of lace weight yarn together