Melofors : an alternating staggered double cable hat!
I'm an impulsive knitter. I rarely ponder beyond the compulsion to cast on, but with Melofors waited months in order to get the hat just right in my imagination before I began. I also overdyed the yarn I had on hand - I wanted ORANGE!! fall was coming & I needed a knit that was cabled and fabulous! It wasn't until after I'd created the prototype that I realized this hat had a variety of personalities: it can look chunky and gnarled in its unblocked form, blocked over a plate its a beret, and an extra repeat of the main chart creates a super slouchy version. My favorite, though, is when its blocked over something round (1 have an oversized Christmas ornament, but a bowl or balloon works just as Well)! Sizes: average [slouchy] adult
Materials:
approximately 170 [220] yards of worsted weight yarn size Us7 (4.5mm) needles for circular knitting size Us4 (3.5mm) needles for circular knitting half an arm's length of the thinnest yarn at hand (a sock scrap works excellent) one stitch marker, optional yarn needle or crochet hook for securing ends
Gauge: 6 sts and 7 rows per 1 inch
p purl ssk slip, slip, knit k2tog knit two together M1 make one left; bring tip of left-hand needle under strand between stitches, from front to back, knit through the back loop (ktbl) CL3 slip three stitches to cable needle and hold to front of work, knit three, knit three from cable needle CL2 slip two stitches to cable needle and hold to front of work, knit two, knit two from cable needle Instructions: with smaller needle, cast on 104 stitches using a provisional tail 1x1 tubular cast on, tutorial from TECHknitter available http://techknitting.blogspot.com/2008/01/provisional-tail-method-of-1-x1.html , be sure to leave a tail long enough for seaming. join to work in the round, being careful not to twist, place marker if using. work 1x1 ribbing to a total length of 3cm, 1 1/4 inch. increase round - \*k 4, M1\* around (130 sts) begin ON ROW 3 of main chart, repeat main chart 2 [3] times total. work decrease chart. final round - \*k2tog\* around (10 sts) break yarn, thread through stitches twice and pull tight, weave in to secure. use cast on tail to join open ends of ribbing, and weave in to secure. Blockto preference: for a round hat - block over a bowl/balloon/ stuff with newspaper, if nothing else for a beret - block over a plate See two charts on Page 3
Charts:
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k(knit) p（pur1) c13 (slip three stitches to cable needle and hold to front of work, knit three, knit three from cable needle)
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k (knit) p(pur1) ns (no stitch) ssk (slip,slip knit) k2tog (knit two together) c12 (slip two stitches to cable needle and hold to front of work, knit two, knit two from cable needle) c13 (slip three stitches to cable needle and hold to front of work, knit three, knit three from cable needle)
