Arches National Park Beanie Kit

Arches National Park Beanie Kit
Pattern by Nancy Bates
Assembled as a kit for The Colorado Wild & Wooly Yarn Crawl 2023

Included in the kit:

• Pattern
• Weighed balls of Malabrigo Rios and Juniper Moon Farm Moonshine yarns, needed to complete the project
• Arches National Park Beanie label

Published in "Knitting the National Parks"
This pattern continues Nancy Bates’ series of 63 Beanies inspired by the U.S. National Parks. It was first released in the book Knitting the National Parks.

65 million years of incredible geologic forces and the power of erosion have sculpted a landscape in Utah that seems impossible. Over 2000 stone arches spanning distances up to 300 feet stand among pillars, fins, pinnacles, and balancing rocks. The contrast of bright green trees and shrubs against red orange rock and blue skies have entranced hikers and campers for generations, bringing a feeling of awe and wonder not easily forgotten.

Featuring a color as warm as the sunsets that grace the landscape, this beanie uses cable stitches to create a double arch embossed against a subtly textured backdrop of rows of knits and purls. Blue sky peeks through arches in the distance.
One size fits an average adult size head (approx. 19 in./48 cm to 22 in./56 cm)

Yarn weight worsted
Gauge 9.5 stitches = 2 inches in stockinette

Needle size
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm

Yardage
180 - 200 yards