Te Hūpēnui Beanie Pattern

To add to the sense of community for Wairarapa Wool Weekend we have created Te Hūpēnui Beanie.

Greytown is the host of our first muster of the Wairarapa Wool Weekend and Te Hūpēnui is the te reo Māori name for Greytown. Using this name acknowledges and honours this place and it's people while at the same time welcoming everyone here.

The design itself conveys through stitches, a mix of Shetland and New Zealand inspired motifs. The flower represents the monkey flower, which became unique to Shetland upon its introduction. The koru represents new beginnings and seems very appropriate for the first muster. The grouping of two koru together forms a heart as well as waves crashing against the Wairarapa shore. The negative space between the waves represents a bird diving into the ocean to feed. The crown of the beanie represents everyone coming together in a shared interest, in this case our love of wool.

The beanie itself is knit in the round, you can use double pointed or circular needles, with 4ply fingering weight wool. The design features techniques including ribbing, stranded colourwork and crown shaping. It may appear daunting to a beginner knitter but treat it as a challenge. It should be quite straight forward for intermediate and advanced knitters. But remember... every knitted project is achieved in the same way, one stitch at a time.

In keeping with the community feeling $1.00 from the sale price of each pattern will be donated to our charity partner - Hospice Wairarapa.

What you are purchasing is a pdf download of the pattern. After completing payment, you will receive an email with the download information.