Mountains Beanie

The mountains have always been a space for me to relax, refresh and reenergize. This hat is a tribute to the endless hours of play and meditation that can happen in the midst of the peaks, the trees, the streams and the boulders.

Knit from the bottom up, the mountains grow out of a 1x1 rib and into a smooth stockinette crown. They're shaped with a series of increases and decreases, nothing tricky, just satisfying knitting.

Materials: Gypsy Wools Kona Sport (100% merino; 384 yd [ x m]/112 g [x oz]): 1 skein in Espresso Size 4 (3.5 mm) 16” circular needle (cir)and set of double-pointed needles (dpn) 4 Stitch markers Darning Needle

Abbreviations: CO – cast on K – knit K2tog – knit the next 2 sts together M – marker M1L – Make 1 left M1R – Make 1 right P – purl Patt – pattern Pm – place marker Rep – repeat Rnd(s) – round(s) S2kpsso – slip next 2 sts knitwise, k1, pass 2 slipped sts over Sl m – slip marker Ssk – slip, slip, knit St(s) – stitch(es)