Fossatun beanie – is designed to be a perfect companion to my Fossatun sweater and use yarn leftovers of the sweater project. It is a gorgeous and super warm beanie, for those of us, who experience cold winters. Very fast and easy project, worked bottom up in a round on the circular needles. The design features textured colorwork and tiny bobbles at the crown.

Why Fossatun? On our trip to Iceland last November we stayed on the camping ground, called with that name. I would roughly translate it as “field of waterfalls” and indeed the property stands on the river with a rumbling waterfall. But most importantly, it’s a land of trolls. With legends carved into stones. The owner of the house is a writer, whose stories of Icelandic folklore has been translated in a dozen of languages. I’m making it a good tradition to connect my designs to places where they came from: Irish - to Ireland, Icelandic - to Iceland.

Yarn: a total of 73 g of Álafosslopi: 58 g of the main color (C1) and 15 g of secondary color (C2) for an Adult size. The sample is knitted in (C1): 9972 ecru heather (white) and (C2): 9973 wheat heather (brown). Or any similar bulky weight yarn to match the gauge.

Needles and notions: a pair of 5.5 mm (9 US) circular needles with with 40 cm /16 in long cable, a crochet hook or tapestry needle, one stitch marker.

Gauge: 9 sts and 15 rows in 10 cm/4 in with 5.5 cm (9 US) needles in stockinette stitch in a round.

Sizes: the pattern is written for 2 sizes: Kids (to fit 48-52 cm/19-20 in head circumference) and Adult (to fit 54-58 cm/21-23 in head circumference). The sample is shown in Adult size on a 54 cm/ 21 in head.

Final measurements: length from folded edge to crown: ca. 21 cm/8.3 in; brim width: ca. 6 cm/2.3 in.