This beanie features a traditional Scandinavian style colourwork pattern, a slouchy fit and a wide folded rib cuff.
It comes in a range of sizes so you can make one for the whole family!
The name Rollo is a nickname for Rovaniemi, which was my home town in Finnish Lapland for ten years. The design of this beanie was inspired by the colorwork pattern in the traditional Rovaniemi mittens.

Sizing and fit:
This beanie has a generous amount of height as it is meant to be worn slouchy.
When you are choosing a size, keep in mind that stranded colorwork fabric is less stretchy than most knits. Therefore it is not recommended to have much more than 4 cm/1.5” of negative ease.
The model is wearing a size S and her
head circumference is 54cm / 21.25”
• Sizes: Baby (Toddler, S, M, L)
• Designed to fit: 43 (49, 55, 58, 60)cm /17 (19.25, 21.5, 22.75,
23.75)” head circumference with about 3cm/1.25” of negative ease.

Yarn:
DK weight or light worsted weight wool yarn.
• Main colour: 86 (110, 145, 155, 160)m / 94 (121, 160, 170,
175)yds
• Contrast colour: 31 (40, 50, 55, 60)m / 34 (44, 55, 61, 66)yds
• Pompom, (optional) 10-15g of extra yarn in any weight and of desired colour
Photographed in Cascade 220, (100% wool, 201m /
220yds - 100g) in

Needles:
• Size A for ribbing: 3.5mm / US 4 or size required to get gauge.
• Size B for colourwork: 4.5mm / US 7 or size required to get
gauge.

Notions:
• 3 Stitch markers, tapestry needle.
• For Pompom: Pompom maker or cardboard.

Gauge:
• Ribbing gauge: 21sts x 30rows to 10cm / 4” on 3.5mm / US 4
needles in k3, p3 ribbing in the round, measured from a relaxed
fabric after blocking.
• Colorwork gauge: 21sts x 22rows to 10cm / 4” on 4.5mm/ US 7 needles in colourwork in the round, measured from a relaxed
fabric after blocking.

Design notes:
• This beanie is knit bottom up and in the round.
• The colourwork pattern covers the body of the hat and the
crown shaping rounds.
• There is an individual chart with a graded colorwork pattern for each size.

Techniques:
The pattern provides written instructions and/or links to tutorials for the following techniques:
• Long-tail cast-on
• Stranded colourwork knitting
• Basic decreases: k2tog, SSK, S2KP2
• Making a pompom

Skill level
Advanced beginner to intermediate
Due to the large size of the repeat and use of long floats, this pattern is best suited to a knitter with some previous experience with stranded knitting. Butif you are an adventurous beginner, you could give it a try!