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Stranded Cat & Mouse Beanie
A family of mice out in the garden, run into a cat!
Knitted in the round, this is an intermediate pattern if you already know how to knit stranded colorwork and this pattern assumes that you do know how to knit it. If you have not knitted stranded colorwork before then this is an experienced level pattern.
Instructions are given for head sizes 21” (53 cm), 22” (56 cm) and 23” (58 cm)
These correspond to small, medium, and large adult sizes.
Fingering weight yarn.
MC: (background color)
CC: (cat and mouse color)
Size 21” (53 cm): MC 85 yds (78 m), CC 50 yds (46 m)
Size 22” (56 cm): MC 110 yds (101 m), CC 58 yds (53 m)
Size 23” (58 cm): MC 130 yds (119 m), CC 65 yds (59 m)
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