Contains:
- A fully-tested knitting pattern for a hat knit flat and then seamed at the side and grafted at the top
- Full colorwork chart
- Measurements in inches (imperial) with metric conversions
Materials you need at home:
- 80-100 yds. (73-91.5m) dark gray worsted weight yarn
- 18-25 yds. (16.5-23m) orange worsted weight yarn
- 8-15 yds. (7-14m) white or ivory worsted weight yarn
- 3-10 yds. (3-9m) black worsted weight yarn
This eared beanie is an homage to the rarely-glimpsed gray fox of Arizona’s Sonoran desert (Urocyon cinereoargenteus scottii). With a face and ears in intarsia with occasional stranded colorwork, and whiskers embroidered on afterwards, this unique unisex hat is knit flat and then seamed. It will keep your knitting hands interested and then your head warm and foxy as part of a costume or for every chilly day.
Difficulty: Advanced beginner (stranding and intarsia colorwork). (Up to 2 glasses of wine: you do have to pay some attention.)
Materials: 109-150 yds. (100-137m) worsted weight yarn, depending on gauge: 80-100 yds. (73-91.5m) dark gray, 18-25 yds. (16.5-23m) orange, 8-15 yds. (7-14m) white or ivory, and 3-10 yds. (3-9m) black. Buy a bit extra in case.
Tools: tapestry needle, tape measure, and scissors.
Rebekah Wilce Designs
I've been knitting and designing since I was a kid. I began developing knitting patterns for Charissa Pray Designs in collaboration with my sister in 2018. My favorite patterns have unusual and spicy stitches and incorporate the natural forms of my off-grid desert home (foxes, spiders, spirals, and knobbly textures), joining traditional elements with the modern, quirky, and even sexy. I believe in a #FashionRevolution and my current work on that revolves around thrifting, quite a bit of visible (and occasional invisible) mending, hand sewing, and knitting.