Lichen beanie

An awesome slightly slouchy beanie hat knitted with the finest merino slim by the talented dyers in Nova Scotia, Canada. Fleece Artist yarn is simply divine and irresistible to work with.

A smocked stockinet stitch is simple to execute and shows off the color work beautifully. If you have a skein of fingering variegated yarn you are unsure what to do with, this is the pattern for you.

Yarn requirements: Fleece Merino slim fingering weight 1 skein (it comes with a whooping 470 yards!!!) I used about a 3 rd. of a skein. My colour way was Beach.

Gauge: 30 stitches/ 44 rows in a 4 in/10 cm ribbed 2x2 pattern swatch, blocked on size 2 US needles

Skills: Easy, knit, purl, work in round

Materials needed: Size 2 and 4 circular needles and size 4 DPNS, darning needle and 1 stitch marker
Always take time to check gauge and adjust needle size if necessary.

Sizing: S/M/L
Circumference 17in/18in/19in. Meant to be worn with 2 inches’ negative ease at trim.

Height: 10 inches

Glossary:
SMO: smocked stitch, either 6 or 5 stitch K: knit
P: purl
P2tog: purl 2 stitches together
K2tog: knit 2 together
Ssk: slip, slip and knit thru back loop Psso: pass the slipped stitch over
Sl: slip one stitch knit wise