The Hat had it coming... Sherlock Inspired Beanie

Finding the awesome "The Wallpaper had it coming" chart on Ravelry inspired this had for a major Sherlock fan.



You will need
4mm needles
5mm needles
Cream and black dk yarn
Chart
Accent colour yarn (I used blue)

Cast on 84 on 4mm in cream
Rib (k2, p2 repeat) over 10 rows

Change to black and 5mm needles
Knit 2 rows

Copying the chart from ravelry, complete one repeat of the pattern.






Change to black yarn.
Knit 2 rows

Change to cream yarn
K3, k2 together over the whole row
Purl
K2, k2 together over the whole row
Purl
K1, k2 together over the whole row
Purl
K2 together over the whole row
Purl
K2 together over the whole row
Cut yarn, leaving 30cm, thread all stitches onto the yarn, pull to tighten

Darn in all the ends

Embellish with a smiley face. I did this in blue on the top section, but you could use a more traditional gold over the pattern itself.



Tie a tassel or pom pom on the top.

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