Flowers & windmill
Materials
Ullcentrum's 2-ply wool yarn, 40 g per colour Circular needle size 3 mm, 40 cm, US 2.5
Interesting information:
'Blommor och Vaderkvarn' (Flowers and Windmil) is perhaps the most well-known of all the patterns from Oland (Sweden). The pattern depicts stylised windmills and the flower'Olandssolvanda' (Oland rockrose or Helianthemum oelandicum), the province flowerofOland
Pattern
With col 2, cast on 132 stitches (sts) Work in stockinette st for 2 cm to make a rolled edge Add col 1 and continue with the stripes: \*k1 with col 1, k1 with col 2\* for 10 rounds (rnds) At the same time work a k1, p1 rib, preferably using the dark colour for the purl sts Continue by following the pattern in the diagram below: Repeat the row with the flower twice for a short beanie and 3 times for a longer one When starting a new pattern repeat, shift the pattern towards the left, starting the flower at column 17 in the diagram Put a marker at the beginning of the row to make it easier to see
Finishingthebeanie: For the short beanie: knit 8-10 rnds with col 1 (this beanie has 2 repeats of the pattern) For the long beanie: knit 2 rnds (this beanie has 3 repeats of the pattern) Decreases: Rnd 1: \*k9, k2tog\* until end of rnd Rnd 2: knit without decreases Rnd 3: \*k8, k2tog\* until end of rnd Rnd 4: knit without decreases Continue like this, knitting 1 st less in between the decreases ea time until 48 sts remain Break yarn, pull it through the last sts and tighten Weave in all loose ends To make the beanie nice and soft, put it in hot water, felt a bit and leave to dry
