Knit your own winter beanie with this Vogue-approved pattern

In our December/January issue, we headed to Pöytyä, Finland, to tell the story of Myssyfarmi - an agenda-setting sustainable wool wear business that sees founders Anna and Janne Rauhansuu sell handcrafted products created by local grannies using wool from the famed Finnsheep.

Here, you’re invited to join the knitting circle with a pattern for the brand’s ‘Country Casual’ beanie.

Related: How one couple, 80 grannies and a flock of sheep are changing the face of sustainability

120g of chunky 4 ply Myssy Wool (100g/80m) or similar. The beanie is knitted in the round with 8mm (US 11) circular or double pointed needles.
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CO = Cast on
K = Knit
SKP = Slip 1, Knit 1, Pass Slipped Stitch Over
CO = Cast off

Country Casual comes in one size and it fits the average adult head circumference (54 to 59 cm). It should feel a little tight in the beginning, the hat adjusts to the size and shape of your head within the first week of use. The length of Country Casual can be adjusted by knitting it two centimetres longer or shorter.

11 sts x 16 rows = 10 cm in stockinette stitch

CO 44 sts
Make sure the stitches are not too tight or too loose. Join for working in the round, careful not to twist stitches.

Every round:
Work in stockinette stitch (K) until the piece measures 24 centimetres.

Decrease:
Move stitches on double pointed needles, 11 sts on each needle.
Needle 1: K1, SKP, K to end of needle
Needle 2: K10, SKP
Needle 3: K1 SKP, K to end of needle
Needle 4: K10, SP
Continue till you have 3 stitches per needle.

Cast off:
Leave about a 20 cm tail and break yarn and draw the yarn tightly
through stitches on the needle with a tapestry needle. Draw the
yarn tightly through stitches a second time and make sure there
is no hole at the top.

Weave in the ends on the inside of the project by running the yarn
4 cm up and 4 cm down under the stitches.