The Design

“For blustery days.”

Freshy Ahmadian Millsap designed this versatile beanie for her brother-in-law, an architect in Chicago. It had to look smart for meetings and a little hip for weekends. And it had to keep the ‘Windy City’ wind out of his ears. Check, check, and check! The dense tweed stitch pattern takes on a handsome honeycomb look when worn inside out—’cuz that happens.

This version of our Windy City Cap is knit in Brooklyn Tweed , a worsted-weight yarn that’s woolen spun from American Columbia fleece. Its round, springy 3-ply construction provides fantastic stitch definition, and its loftiness means your sweater will be nice and cozy! Plus, Tones has a creative approach to color—Brooklyn Tweed uses traditional overdye techniques to create Overtones and Undertones, pairs of gorgeous, tonal colors!

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The Details

SIZES
Tweed stitch produces a firm fabric. This beanie is intended to fit closely. Choose a size that fits your head with ½-2"/1.25-5cm negative ease. The following sizes are after blocking. Hat will shorten slightly as it stretches to fit larger heads.
Small: Finished size approx. 18 ½"/47cm around x 7 ½"/19 cm long. To fit a large child/small adult, 19-20 ½"/48-52cm head.
Medium: Finished size approx. 20"/51cm around x 8"/20.5cm long. To fit a medium adult, 20 ½-22"/52-56cm head.
Large: Finished size approx. 21 ½"/54.5cm around x 8 ½"/21.5cm long. To fit a large adult 22-23 ½"/56-59.5cm head.

Details given for small; medium, large in parentheses ().

YARN
2 skeins (140 yds/128m each); Or approx. 155 (170, 200) yds/142 (155, 183)m worsted-weight yarn.

Sample Shown in Large, color Goldfinch Undertone.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 5 (3.75mm) 16"/40cm circular and set of 5 double-point needles, or size to obtain gauge.
US 3 (3.25mm) 16"/40cm circular needle, or two sizes smaller than gauge needle. Stitch markers: 1 ring marker and 5 locking markers.
Darning needle to finish.

GAUGE
Approx. 24 sts/42 rounds = 4"/10cm in tweed stitch, after blocking.