Cape Point Hat forms part of my Mzansi - South Africa on my Needles collection, available as a stand-alone pattern, or an Ebook with all 15 patterns for only $20!

This pattern has been Tech Edited by Sue Cameron and Martha Jane McLellan and has been test knitted

Story:
My love of Cape Point was sparked by Andre, the photographer for this pattern and my book. He is
a landscape photographer and seeing this beautiful outcrop of mountain, at the south-westerly tip of the Cape Peninsula through his eyes and his lens left a lasting impression on me. Strangely, my favourite place is not the point itself, but a little known bench located just after you enter the Cape Point Reserve.

The bench is easy to miss, especially if you rush straight for the Point, following all the other tourists. It is so easy to be in such a rush to get to the end that we miss the moment. For those who do stop, many will just see a bench and move on but for me it is special. There are different places on earth that speak to each of us, to which we feel a special connection. You know when you have found a place like this, no one has to say anything. You can just feel it in your heart and you are more for having had this experience. The bench—alone, waiting, resting, peaceful. Sometimes just knowing that a place of calm exists is enough, even when we are not there. We know it is there and we can always go back.

PATTERN INFO

Description
This simple beanie knitted from the bottom up with a generous rib which leads into the chevron section. The top crown decrease makes a visually interesting 6 point star.

Difficulty Level: Beginner
A chevron makes a big visual impact but is actually very easy to knit. It is really no more complicated than knitting with increases and decreases.

Skills Needed:
German Twisted cast on, knit, purl, increase and decrease, knitting in the round.

Needles
3.25mm/US 3 circular needles at least 80 cm/30” long
3.5mm/US 4 circular needles at least 80cm/30” long, or size required to obtain gauge
Or DPNs in the correct sizes, if you prefer.

Yarn
Fingering weight/sock weight superwash Merino
I used Nurturing Fibres Super Twist Sock Wool, 50g, 165m/180yds
Main Colour: Grey 20g (66m/72yd)
Colour A: Deep Blue 10g (33m/36yd)
Colour B: Teal 10g (33m/36yd)
Colour C: White 10g (33m/36yd)
Colour D: Brown/Green 10g (33m/36yd)
Colour E: Sky Blue 10g (33m/36yd)

The chevron pattern is worked in colours that look like the transition from the ocean to the land and then to the sky. Starting with the deep blue ocean, which changes colour as it nears the land, to the white breakers against the rocks, the brown/green landmass of the point itself and then finally up into the vast African sky above. The pattern suggests specific colours and numbers of rows per colour, but feel free to improvise your own colour changes or use a self-striping yarn.

Notions
Stitch markers
Tapestry Needle for weaving in ends

Sizes
Toddler (Child, Adult Medium, Adult Large), to fit 46 (51, 57, 61) cm/18 (20, 22.5, 24)”

Gauge
Stocking stitch with 3.25mm needles: 32 stitches and 44 rows over 10cm/4” blocked

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or queries cameronsallyjane@gmail.com