Burrow

“Might I,” quavered Mary, “might I have a bit of earth?”
In her eagerness she did not realize how queer the words would sound and that they were not the ones she had meant to say. Mr. Craven looked quite startled.
“Earth!” he repeated. “What do you mean?”
“To plant seeds in—to make things grow—to see them come alive,” Mary faltered
-The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett

The Burrow Beanie

Ever since I was little, one of my favorite stories has been The Secret Garden. I have always been attracted to the idea of a hidden place where no one else can go where you can sit and garden and watch things grow.

Recently, I have been reminiscing and revisiting my friends from the Secret Garden. So, I decided to create a beanie inspired by the simplicity and nature of the story. I knew the pattern needed to have an earthy feel and humbleness to it, and it needed to give the appearance that the person wearing it had spent more time outside than in. To do this, I used Cloudborn Superwash Highland Wool, which has a raw and earthy texture to it. Cloudborn offers a lot of different natural tones in their yarns, so, needless to say, it was not easy to choose the color for this project. However, I ended up going with the traditional earth look in Espresso Heather, giving it a dark brown tone.

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Yarn

One Skein of Cloudborn Superwash Highland Worsted Yarn – Espresso Heather

Needles

N1: 4mm (U.S. size 6) circular
N2: 4.5mm (U.S. Size 7) circular
One cable needle

Finished Measurements: Head circumference 22″, Depth 8.5″

Abbreviations

CN: Cable Needle, CO: Cast On, K: Knit, K2tog: Knit Two Stitches Together,
M1: Make One Stitch, P: Purl, P2tog: Purl Two Stitches Together, SL: Slip ST: Stitch

Print the full pattern here!

Cable Pattern

A: SL 3sts on CN Purlwise holding in front, K3, K3 off CN, K6 (12sts)
B: K6, SL 3sts on CN purlwise holding in back, K3, K3 off of CN (12sts)

Beanie Pattern

CO 110 sts.
Working in the round
Row1-3: *K2, P2* Repeat * to * to last 14sts, K12, P2
Row4: *K2, P2* Repeat * to * to last 14sts, Work cable A, P2
Row5-7: *K2, P2* Repeat * to * to last 14sts, K12, P2
Row8: *K2, P2* Repeat * to * to last 14sts, Work cable B, P2
Row9-11: *K2, P2* Repeat * to * to last 14sts, K12, P2
Repeat Rows 4-11 once more
Change to N2

Row19: *(K1, P1) 15 times, M1, P1* Repeat * to * to last 17sts, K1, P2, Work Cable A, P2 (113 sts)
Row20: *K1, P1* Repeat * to * to last 17sts, K1, P2, K12, P2
Row21: *P1, K1* Repeat * to * to last 17sts, P3, work cable B, P2
Row22: *P1, K1* Repeat * to * to last 17sts, P3, K12, P2
Rows23-24: *K1. P1* Repeat * to * to last 17sts, K1, P2, K12, P2
Row25: *P1, K1* Repeat * to * to last 17sts, P3, work cable A, P2
Row26: *P1, K1* Repeat * to * to last 17sts, P3, K12, P2
Rows27-28: *K1. P1* Repeat * to * to last 17sts, K1, P2, K12, P2
Row29: *P1, K1* Repeat * to * to last 17sts, P3, work cable B, P2
Row30: *P1, K1* Repeat * to * to last 17sts, P3, K12, P2
Rows31-32: *K1. P1* Repeat * to * to last 17sts, K1, P2, K12, P2
Repeat Rows 25-32 once more

Decreasing Rows

Row1: P1, K1, k2tog, *P1, K1* Repeat * to * to last 18sts, K2tog, P2, work cable A, P2 (111 sts)
Row2: P1, K2, *P1, K1* Repeat * to * to last 17sts, P3, K12, P2
Row3: K1, P1, K2tog, *P1, K1, K2tog* Repeat to last 19sts, P1, K1, P3, K12, P2 (88 sts)
Row4: *K1, P1* Repeat to last 17sts, K1, P2, K12, P2
Row5: *P1, K1, K2tog* Repeat to last 16sts, P2, Work cable B, P2 (70 sts)
Row6: *P1, K1* Repeat to last 16sts, P2, K12, P2
Row7: *K1, P1, K2tog* Repeat to last 18sts, K1, P1, K1, P1, K12, P2 (57 sts)
Row8: *K1, P1* Repeat to last 15sts, P1, K12, P2
Row9: *K2tog, P2tog* Repeat to last 15sts, P1, Work cable A, P2tog (22 sts) Row10: *P1, K1* Repeat to last 14sts, P1, K12, P1 Working flat
Row11: *K2tog, P2tog* Repeat across, turn (11sts)
Row12: *K1, P1* Repeat across, Turn
Row13: *K2tog, P2tog* to last st, K1

Finishing

Cut thread and weave through remaining stitches. Fasten off.