The Archer beanie is knitted with two strands of yarn and the brim is folded twice for triple thickness around the ears bringing you extra warmth and coziness during the winter months.
You can easily adjust the length of the hat to get the fit you want. The hat is knitted from top down, so you can try it on as you knit it to make sure the length is just perfect for your head. After the crown shaping the rest of the hat is just simple 3x2 ribbing.
The Archer beanie is designed for everyday use, and it knits up surprisingly fast. This is the perfect project to use the precious hand dyed skeins from your stash, as the simple design really highlights the colors and texture of the yarn! You can either go for a muted look by choosing matching solid colorways for both yarns, get a marled look by choosing different colors for the fingering weight yarn and the mohair, or go for extra speckles by picking both yarns in speckled colorways (either the same colorway or both different).
Combining a strand of silk-mohair knitted together with a fingering weight merino yarn makes the hat really soft and gives it a beautiful halo. You can knit the beanie without mohair using just a single strand of DK weight yarn.
Sizes
- 1 (2, 3)
- To fit head circumference: 53-56 (56-60, 60-63.5) cm / 21-22 (22-23.5, 23.5-25) inches
- Length with brim unfolded: 44 cm / 17.5 inches (adjustable)
- Length with brim folded twice (triple thickness): approximately 23 cm / 9 inches
Yarn
Note: The pattern uses a strand of fingering weight yarn held together with a strand of lace weight yarn, but they can be substituted for a single strand of DK weight yarn. If you wish to work a DK weight version, follow only the yarn amount requirements for the fingering weight yarn.
270 (300, 350) m / 300 (330, 385) yards of fingering weight yarn held together with 270 (300, 350) m / 300 (330, 385) yards of lace weight mohair yarn
Gray sample: 2 skeins of Knitting For Olive Merino (100% merino; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g) colorway Raccoon and 2 skeins of Gepard Garn Kid Seta Gepard Garn Kid Seta (70 % mohair, 30% silk; 210 m / 230 yards per 25 g), shown in colorway 422 Grey.
Red sample: 1 skein of Frida Fuchs Steppke single (100% merino; 366 m / 400 yards per 100 g), shown in colorway Feuerlilie and 1 skein of Frida Fuchs Fiffi lace (72% Kid mohair, 28% Silk; 420 m / 465 yards per 50 g), shown in colorway Feuerlilie
Needles
- 3 mm / US 2.5 DPNs or circular needle for Magic Loop knitting for the top of the hat
- 3 mm / US 2.5 circular needle with a cable of 40 cm / 16” for the main part
Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!
Gauge
25 sts and 32 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of 3x2 ribbing in the round holding both yarns together, after blocking, slightly stretched.
Notions
5 stitch markers
tapestry needle
