Hand-Knitted Sheep Beanies by Mary Walker

Description

Made by our own Mary Walker, these hand-knitted sheep beanies make the perfect gift for the sheep lover in your life (or for yourself).  They are sized for adults with a 21″-22″ head (adult medium-large) and knitted from Madelinetosh Vintage superwash worsted weight yarn. You can machine wash and dry them, but we recommend a nice hand wash and air drying. 

Mary uses a stranded knitting technique called Ladderback Jacquard,  leaving no long floats that can get caught in use.   Another benefit is that it puts two layers of wool on the hat to help keep you warm.

Ladderback Jacquard puts the yarn between the color variations, the floats, into a second layer.  This results in a smooth surface with minimal puckering.  None of the floats show through.  The brim is a generous 4″ long. The brim folds to protect your ears.  

Want to knit your own version? Here are the links to the yarn and patterns!

• Brim: Try Tosh Vintage Northeast Kingdom, Fire Opal, or other color with good contrast against white and black
• Flowers:  Tosh Vintage Moonstone, Spectrum, any color with good contrast to your brim color; you just need a couple of yards
• Sheep: Tosh Vintage Onyx and Farmhouse White
• Sky: Tosh Vintage Undergrowth, Well Water, Moonstone, any color that harmonizes with your brim color and has good contrast with white
• Pattern: Baa-ble Hat by Donna Smith (with Two Size Variations)

Mary uses size seven circulars for the brim and switches to size eight circulars for the body of the hat. She will help you do one every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 Mountain Time. Sign up for your choice of Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League meeting. 

Here’s our current flock of sheep hats!