Gas Station Beanie

Try your hand at brioche with this half-brioche beanie in two styles, worked from the bottom up.

Finished Dimensions

Circumference (unstretched): 16” / 40.5 cm
Height: 8½” / 21.5 cm (slouchy version); 6¾” /17 cm (short version)

Yarn

Slouchy Two Color Version:

• MC: Father’s Grey, 1 skein or approx 96 yds of DK weight yarn
• CC: Antarctic White, 1 skein or approx 96 yds of DK weight yarn

Slouchy Single Color Version:

• Sakhalin Salmon, 1 skein or approx 192 yds of DK weight yarn

Short Two Color Version with Brim Accent:

• MC: Father’s Grey, 1 skein or approx 68 yds of DK weight yarn
• CC: Antarctic White, 1 skein or approx 68 yds of DK weight yar
• Accent: Sakhalin Salmon, 1 skein or approx 15 yds of DK weight yarn

Needles

US 4 [3.50 mm]: 16” circ. and 1 set of DPNs for crown shaping

Gauge

28 sts and 24 visible rnds (48 total rnds) = 4” /10 cm in half brioche pattern, after gently wet-blocking

Notions

• Stitch Markers
• Waste Yarn
• Tapestry Needle