As featured on Clover Needlecraft!

Mark here from @bearsdenessentials with a pattern inspired by my love of the outdoors and the beauty of our small corner of heaven here in Montana! I just love the simplicity of clothing where “less is more” when it comes to design.

My wife and I live in the Ruby Valley where the Tobacco Root Mountains border us to the north. It’s such a beautiful but rugged terrain of rocks sprouting over 10,000 feet. I’m excited to let you know that this is the first in the line of hats from Bears Den Essentials inspired by the terrain that surrounds us in Southwest Montana.

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PATTERN DETAILS:

SKILL LEVEL: Advanced Beginner

MATERIALS:

YARN:
Lion Brand Heartland Worsted Weight #4 Yarn (251 Yards, 5 oz)

• Main Color (MC) – 200 Yards
• Contrast Color #1 (CC1) – 20 Yards
• Contrast Color #2 (CC2) – 20 Yards
• Contrast Color #3 (CC3) – 20 Yards

Recommended Colors

• White Sands for MC
• Black Canyon for CC1
• Yosemite for CC2
• Canyonlands for CC3

KNITTING NEEDLES:
PRO “Takumi” Circular Knitting Needle 16in. No.6 (4.0mm)
PRO “Takumi” Circular Knitting Needle 16in. No.7 (4.5mm)
Takumi Bamboo Knitting Needles Double Pointed (7″) No. 7

NOTIONS:
Stitch Markers– 3 of one color + 1 additional unique stitch marker for marking the end-of-the-round
Jumbo Darning Needle (to weave in loose ends)
Clover Knitting Needle Point Protectors (recommended but not required – helps prevent stitches from slipping off the needles)
Flexible Stitch Holder

GAUGE:
Approx. 20 sts X 25 rows = 4” x 4” using 4.5mm/US 7 needles in stockinette st

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
The Tobacco Root beanie is designed to be slouchy and sized to fit an average adult’s head (22”-24”). Model has 23” circumference head

• Finished circumference: 14” (35.5 cm) around brim, 17” (43.0 cm) around body of hat

• Folded brim length: 2.5 (6.5 cm)”

• Finished hat length 8.5” (21.59 cm) – brim folded in half