Hello Makers! I am Elise, the designer behind @FrosiaKnits. I am so excited to be sharing another pattern here with you as well as a bit more about myself. Like my business, this pattern grew out of my passion for creating with a touch of inspiration from my Italian heritage and my time spent living in Italy.
The Pan di Stelle Beanie pattern is knit in the round, bottom-up. It is great for beginner knitters to work on a new stitch or incorporate simple colorwork into their repertoire. The elegant Estonian button stitch works up beautifully in super bulky yarn to give it an extra dimension and makes this beanie stand out from the rest.
This new pattern was inspired by my husband’s favorite breakfast while we lived in Siena, Italy. Many mornings I would wake up to my husband preparing his breakfast: cookies drowned in milk. I need a good salty breakfast to start my day but my husband needs his sugar rush. I remember these little chocolate Pan di Stelle cookies with white stars dotting the tops. This beanie with all the little knots reminds me of those delicious cookies and all the mornings spent in our little apartment with my husband and his breakfast of cookies and milk.
Supply List
US13 (9.0 mm) Circular Needles 16”
US13 (9.0 mm) Double Pointed Needles
Stitch Marker
Tapestry Needle
Scissors
1 main color and 1 contrast color skein of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Super Bulky yarn (80% Acrylic, 20% Wool). Each skein is 106 yds (97m). You will need about 67 - 110 yds (61 - 100 m) to complete one beanie. You can easily substitute any super bulky yarn just make sure to check your gauge.
Gauge
11 sts + 16 rows = 4" in stockinette
Notes
Pattern comes in three sizes:
Size (Head Circumference) & number of CO sts
Child (20") - 42 sts
Adult Small (22") - 48 sts
Adult Large (24") - 54 sts
The stitch pattern is a 6 stitch repeat. If you need to increase the width of the beanie, do so by increasing in multiples of 6. The row pattern is a 6 round repeat, if you wish to increase the height for a slouchier beanie, repeat round 7-12 as desired and then continue to Round 21.
If you choose to do the two color version, make sure to carry your contrasting color yarn loosely from one stitch to the next. If you do not, your beanie will have no stretch.
Final Dimensions
Child:
Height = 9"
Circumference = 15.25"
Adult Small:
Height = 9"
Circumference = 17"
Adult Large:
Height = 10.5"
Circumference = 18.75"
Abbreviations
CO cast on
k knit
p purl
mbt make Estonian Button Stitch
k2tog knit 2 stitches together
BO bind off
MC main color
CC contrasting color
st(s) stitch(es)
Estonian Button Stitch Explanation
Step 1: Skip first 2 sts, insert needle in between 2nd and 3rd sts on main needle.
Step 2: Yarn over and draw the loop through, place onto main needle.
Step 3: Insert needle into 1st st (the one you just created), knit through the back loop, pull st off of needle.
Step 4: Slip 2 sts purlwise off of main needle onto working needle, pass the first stitch over the two slipped sts.
Head on over to my Instagram and find a video tutorial of the stitch on my IGTV (click here).
Pattern
Long tail Cast-on 42,48, or 54 sts depending on the size you wish to knit using Main Color, place stitch marker, and join in the round being careful not to twist the sts
**Round 1 (MC): *k1, p1, repeat from * until end of round
Repeat Round 1 five more times
Round 7 (MC): k to end of round
Round 8 (MC): k to end of round
Round 9: *k4 with MC, mbt with CC, repeat from * to the end of the round
Round 10 (MC): k to end of round
Round 11 (MC): k to end of round
Round 12: k1 with MC, *mbt with CC, k4 with MC, repeat from * to the last 3 sts, k3 with MC
Repeat round 7 - 12 two more times (repeat three more times for Adult Large)
Round 25 (MC): k2, *k2tog, k4 repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2 (35, 40, 45 sts)
Round 26 (MC): k to end of round
Round 27: *k3 with MC, mbt with CC, repeat from * to the end of the round
Switch to DPNs
Round 28 (MC): *k2tog, k3 repeat from * to the end of the round ( 28, 32, 36 sts)
Round 29 (MC): k to end of round
Round 30 (MC): k to end of round
Round 31 (MC): k2tog, *k1, k2tog repeat from * to the end of the round ( 19 21, 24 sts)
Round 32 (MC): k to end of round (carry CC yarn up before end of round)
Cut both color yarns and thread both the ends through remaining stitches. Weave in the ends & block if desired
**If you wish to do an alternate brim type with wider rib use this for your Round 1: *k2, p1, repeat from * until end of round
You are done! I hope you enjoyed working up your very own Pan di Stelle Beanie! I would love to see it, so come on over and share your photos and thoughts with me on Instagram: @frosiaknits using the hashtags #frosiaknits and #PanDiStelleBeanie. You can find my other patterns and connect with me on Ravelry, Etsy, and Pinterest.
Abbracci,
Elise
