100% of the proceeds from this pattern are donated to a big cause.

By purchasing this pattern or the Sight is Life e-book, you help blind people in Congo DR to see again. A doctor working there, in the poorest country in the world, restores sight for hundreds of people. Check this group to see how the donated income will be used: Sight is Life project, and to join a Knit-A-Long for this cowl and beanie.

Rose Bowl by Veera Välimäki is the sixth pattern from the charitable Sight is Life e-book. This set of beanie and cowl mirrors bright equatorial sun in the color choices. Each accessory is easy to knit yet the possible color choices are endless!

Yarn
3 skeins of Tosh Sock or Tosh Dandelion by Madelinetosh (Tosh Sock: 100% Superwash Merino Wool; approx. 395 yards [361 meters] per skein. Dandelion: 90% of 100% Superwash Merino Wool, 10% Linen; 325 yards [297 meters] per skein).

Approx. 720 yards [660 meters] of fingering weight yarn; 305 yards [280 meters] in both MC and CC1, 110 yards [100 meters] in CC2.

The samples were knit in sizes small and in colorways Molly Ringwald (light pink, MC), Espadrilles (pink, CC1) and Edison Bulb (neon yellow, CC2).

Sizing
Beanie – Small (Medium, Large)
Finished brim circumference of beanie, blocked and stretched slightly: 19 (20, 22)” [47 (50, 55) cm].
Cowl – Small (Large)
Finished circumference of cowl: 21 (22)” [52 (55) cm], after blocking.