Knit Sidewinder Beanie by Aspen Leaf Knits in Borealis Sky

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The Sidewinder Beanie by Aspen Leaf Knits is a beautiful hat knit in Bulky or Super Bulky yarn.

I used Chill by Sugar Bush Yarns in the colourway Borealis Sky. This is a Super Bulky yarn in 100% merino wool. Borealis Sky is a variegated colourway that includes purples, corals, and light pinks. Normally I don’t like variegated yarns because I feel they often make the finished project looks like cat barf! However, because the Sidewinder Beanie uses a Super Bulky yarn, the colours don’t hide the stitch pattern. This would make an excellent winter hat since the merino roving will be very warm. The happy colours will also add some cheer to a dreary winter day!

As this hat uses Super Bulky yarn, I was able to knit this hat in one day! Even while taking care of a four-month-old! The hat pattern includes instructions for using both Bulky and Super Bulky yarn. When using Super Bulky yarn, I used just 58 m of yarn. That means I had to use just over one skein of yarn (each of which is 48 m). As the Super Bulky yarn is a single ply of roving, each stitch showcases the colours of the yarn.

The stitch pattern was easy to memorize as there are only 42 stitches per round. After seven rounds of ribbing, the pattern is basically a barber pole spiral of stockinette and seed stitch divided by Right Twists. Then the pattern continues up the crown and through the decreases. I omitted any pom pom from this hat, but you could add one made from yarn or even faux fur!

This hat is a quick and satisfying knit. I loved using the Sugar Bush Chill yarn as well! In fact, the hat was so gratifying that I knit several of these hats using various colourways for our Etsy shop.

Check out our other bulky knit hat Fidra (and one my Tomiko too).

Get this Sidewinder Beanie from our Etsy store.

Get the pattern for the Sidewinder Beanie from Ravelry here.