Beeswax Hat

Bees are exceptionally clever creatures. Honeybees use their beeswax to create strong and highly efficient honeycomb structures, which they use for accommodation, food storage, and a place to raise their larvae. The Beeswax Hat is part of the Beeswax Set of hat, cowl, and mitts, which celebrates the beauty of this structure.

Skills & Techniques

• Long Tail Cast On (optional)

• Knitting in the round

• Simple mini-cables which can be knit without a cable needle (tutorial: How to work mini-cables without a cable needle)

• Charts and written instructions are both provided in full

Materials Needed

• 1 skein of Vintage Purls Max (75% merino, 25% nylon; 227yds/208m per 100g skein), or 119 (181)yds/109 (165.5)m of DK or light worsted-weight yarn. Sample colourway: ‘Easy Rider’

• US 6 / 4mm circular needles (or needle size that gives you the right gauge), and the same size needles for working a small circumference in the round

• A cable needle (optional), an end-of-round stitch marker, and a tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Finished Measurements

• Sizes 1 (2) relaxed after blocking: 14.5 (18)”/37 (46)cm brim circumference, and 7.75 (9)”/19.5 (23)cm long from brim to crown

• Sizes 1 (2) to fit head circumference: 17-20 (21-24)”/43-51 (53.5-61)cm

• Sample is shown in size 2 on my 22”/56cm circumference head.