It’s hard to believe we’re nearly halfway through March and the first of our Confident Knitting knitalongs! Perhaps you’ve finished your Flux Hand Warmers and are searching for a cast on to keep you occupied until April’s pattern release? Or maybe you’re just making a start on this month’s project, but enjoy a bit of knitting day dreaming! Today, we’ve rounded up a few patterns for heads and necks that we think would pair wonderfully well with the Flux Hand Warmers to make a cheery spring set!

First up, another pattern from Flux Hand Warmer designer Martina Behm, her brand new Circle and Square hat pattern. Quite a few people in the Knitalong Hub have been chatting about this hat! It’d be a great option for using up leftovers of your Crazy Zauberball since it’s written with a self striping or gradient yarn in mind. Jen’s currently working on a version (more on that soon) in some Fab Funky Fibres self-striping yarn and it’s looking awesome!

The Talmadge Cloche by Rosemary (Romi) Hill is another lovely spring-y hat that folks have been suggesting over in The Knitalong Hub. Originally published in A Year of Techniques, the hat’s a great skill builder, featuring a pinhole cast on and knitted-on edging, in addition to its lovely lace! It’d make an excellent set with the Flux Hand Warmers knitted up in a coordinating solid or even the leftovers of a Crazy Zauberball! You can pick up the pattern as part of A Year of Techniques, or purchase it as an individual pattern (that’s a Ravelry link) directly from Romi Hill.

Or perhaps you’ve fallen in love with picot and want to try a slightly different application? Lily Kate France’s Better Now Beanie is a classic beanie shape with fun picot details!

Or maybe you’re ready to forego hats altogether for the season, but still need a little something to keep your neck warm! Jeanette Sloan’s Eudine Cowl (Ravelry link) knits up beautifully in fingering weight yarn, pairs two lace patterns to create something light and lovely!

Or fancy playing with some dropped stitches? Noma Ndlovu’s Sandcastles Shawl (that’s a Rav link) is a crescent-shaped one skein beauty, perfect for spring!

Or you could cast on for a project that has long been on my personal to-knit list, Jen’s super springy Bithynica Shawl from Something New to Learn About Lace:

And, of course, if you’ve not yet joined in Confident Knitting, there’s still plenty of time to do so and whip up the Flux Hand Warmers before April’s pattern is released! When you purchase, you’ll receive the Flux Hand Warmers + a stepwise folded hem tutorial delivered straight to your inbox. And you’ll receive the remaining eleven patterns, from eleven oh-so-talented designers, with techniques for eleven more tutorials, delivered to your inbox at the beginning of each month! And we’re chatting all things folded hem and Flux Hand Warmers over at The Knitalong Hub — we’d love to see you there!