Introducing the ‘Katoomba Slouchy Beanie’

For Blue Mtns Knits first design, I'm proud to reveal the Katoomba Slouchy Beanie!

Katoomba Slouchy Beanie in Australian New Wool. Colour: Charcoal. Size: Adult Small

Katoomba Slouchy Beanie in Australian New Wool. Colour: Charcoal. Size: Adult Small.

If you're looking for the perfect hand knitted winter slouch beanie, then this is the one for you. The Katoomba Slouchy Beanie has been designed with a stylish yet comfortable fit. This relaxed design combined with the classic rib band for the brim and stocking stitch body gives it a modern appeal. Its simple lines make it the perfect unisex beanie with its masculine rustic texture for boys or classic timeless boyfriend style for girls.

Katoomba Slouchy Beanie in Australian Superfine Merino Colour: Dark Red Wool. Size: Adult Small

The Katoomba Slouch Beanie comes in a wide range of sizes from seriously cute Newborn to extra comfortable large Adult. It also is available in a wide range of colours and in two types of Australian wool: New Wool and Superfine Merino. 

The Australian New Wool is a rugged  rustic yarn that embodies the traditional nature of wool. It has a wide colour range of twenty colours. It's a warm, versatile and a hard wearing yarn. And it's recommended for those who beanies need to be up to anything. 

While the Australian Merino yarn is a superfine grade with a micron of 19.5. This low micron count signifies means that it's a very high quality. The wool is very soft to touch, feels quite lightweight to wear and gives a lot of warmth from the fibre. Superfine Australian merino is the wool that is recommended for babies or anyone who has previously suffered a wool allergy. 

 And if you're interested in the Katoomba Slouchy Beanie pattern or kit,  it's coming soon! The Beanie uses 6.00mm and 7.00mm circular or double pointed needles. It uses 14ply yarn and has a tension of 14 sts and 20rows over stocking stitch to a  4" by 4"/10cm by 10cm square using 7.00mm needles. 

This is available as a ‘Made to Order’ hand knit in both Australian Superfine Merino Wool and Australian New Wool in my Etsy store. It will also soon be released as a knitting pattern and a kit. Also keep a look out for some ‘Ready to Ship’ immediately ones I’ll be posting here. 

From having visited Katoomba nearly every school holidays as a Sydneysider child, to really getting to know it as a local town centre since I moved up the Blue Mountains over two years ago, it’s always been an important place to me. I knew it would be the inspiration behind a few of designs (hint: more coming!). I hope you enjoy the Katoomba Slouchy Beanie. Coming up I’m going to have some posts on my handmade process, the inspiration, knitting know how and the Australian wool that I use and love.

Thanks for joining me on this journey,

Adelaide