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Cable Crossings Hat Pattern

Category:

Knitting

Type:

Accessory

Fit:

Men, Petite, Tall, Plus-sized, Women

Item:

Hat

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Basic Skills Necessary:

Knit
Purl
Working in the round
Basic cable stitches
Basic decreasing
Making a yarn over

Pattern Description:

Worked up in one of the most amazing sock yarns on the market today, this cloche-beanie hybrid presents a quick, fun knit. Unique cables draw the wide ribbed fabric in so much, you can entertain your friends and family by showing them a 40-inch cast on and telling them it?s your new hat!

Please note that the hat is not designed to cover the ears; if you wish your hat to be longer, working an extra two repeats of the cable pattern before beginning the decreases will give you about four inches of extra length, and sets you up to work the decreases as written.

Gauge:

20 sts/32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette

Sizing / Finished Measurements:

Adult; one size fits most.

Materials:

230 yards heavy fingering weight yarn; sample shown in Sanguine Gryphon Bugga (70% superwash merino, 20% cashmere, 10% nylon, 412 yds per 4 oz skein); color: Great Purple Hairstreak
US 5/3.75 mm double-pointed needles
US 5/3.75 mm 24-inch circular needle
US 5/3.75 mm 16-inch circular needle OR 60-inch length for working magic loop
2 cable needles
Stitch marker
Blunt needle
Scissors