TAMIAS

Destined to be paired with cold-pinked cheeks and dusted with fluffy snowflakes, Tamias is the perfect hat to wear to every outdoor market and park stroll this winter and always. Cheeky one-by-one stripes render this polished pattern both cozy and versatile while allover two-by-two ribbing ensures an ideal fit for every head. Choose between a watchcap style for those blustery days or a jaunty, everyday beanie. Color combinations with low contrast will yield a subtler fabric while stark stripes are formed with dynamically different colorways. Worked circularly from brim to crown, both the cast on and crown decreases are worked in a single color, allowing for carefree enjoyment and no need to alternate colors.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS 
Beanie (Watchcap): 16¾”/42.5 cm circumference; 8¼ (10¾)”/21 (27.5) cm height

MATERIALS 
Beanie (Watchcap): 125 (165) yards [114 (151) meters] MC, 75 (105) yards [69 (96) meters] C1 of fingering weight wool yarn
1 skein of Main Color (MC), 1 skein of Color 1 (C1) required of Brooklyn Tweed Peerie (100% American Merino wool; 210 yards/192 meters per 50g); Beanie sample shown in colors Treehouse (MC) and Muslin (C1), watchcap sample shown in Driftwood (MC) and Klimt (C1).

GAUGE 
38 stitches & 40 rounds = 4”/10 cm in 2x2 Ribbing with Size A needle(s), after blocking

SUGGESTED NEEDLES 
Size A (for Main Fabric)
One 16”/40 cm circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 2.75mm (US 2)

Size B (optional, for Tubular Cast On)
One 16”/40 cm circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 2.25mm (US 1)

DIFFICULTY 
Advanced Beginner: Skills required include casting on, knitting in the round, and decreasing.

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES 
Note: Complete instructions are provided within the pattern for each technique. 
2x2 Tubular Cast On (optional)

PATTERN STYLE 
Pattern includes both written and charted instructions for crown shaping.

WHERE TO BUY
Tamias can be purchased on Brooklyn Tweed’s website via the “Buy Pattern” button above, as well as on Ravelry.

TAMIAS was originally published by Brooklyn Tweed as part of their Holiday 2020 collection.
Photographs by Jared Flood, courtesy of Brooklyn Tweed.