Yarn: Schaeffer Little Lola (worsted weight), 1 skein (280 yds), shown here in colorway Dillon Lake Gauge: 3.5 sts and 6 Rnds per inch in Stockinette Needle Size: US 8 & 9 (I used a $16^{\circ}$ Addi Turbo and dpns for the top) Notions: 2 really cute big buttons, cable needle, yarn needle, stitch markers. Bouncy beret-style hats are quite the rage these days. I've re-written my original Capitan pattern into a big, floppy hat in worsted weight yarn for this winter's fashion conscious.
Abbreviations
BO - bind off C8L - move next 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold in front; knit next 3 stitches from your knitting needle, then knit 3 from cable needle CO - cast on inc - increase k - knit k2tog - knit 2 stitches together kf&b - knit in the front and in the back of the same stitch kwise - knitwise M1L - make 1 stitch by picking up the right leg of the stitch below the next stitch on the left needle and knitting into the back of it M1R - make 1 stitch by picking up the leg of the stitch a row below the one you just knit and knitting into the back of it p－purl psso - pass slipped stitch over PM - place marker rep - repeat rnd - round RS - right side of fabric sl - slip SM - slip marker ssk - slip 2 stitches as if to knit, then knit them together through the back loop st st - stockinette stitch sts - stitches tog － together WS - wrong side of fabric yo - yarn over (bring yarn to front and wrap around needle)
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PATTERN
Using a long-tail cast on, CO 108 stitches. Join for working in the round. Place marker to note the beginning of the round. Work in p2, k2 ribbing for 2". Next row: [k1, k1f&b] around (162 sts total). Rnd 1: [p2, k8] 4 times, [p2, k5] to end. Rnd 2: repeat Rnd 1. Rnd 3: [p2, C8L] 4 times, [p2, k5] to end. Rnds 4 - 10: repeat Rnd 1.
Repeat Rnds 3 through 10 two more times. Repeat Rnd 3 once. (You should have 4 cables total.) Repeat Rnd 1 once. Next Rnd: remove marker from beginning of round, pl, PM (the first marker is the new beginning of your round), pl, ssk, k9 in patten, ktog, kl, pm, kl, ssk,k9 in patten, ktog, [1, PM, pl, ssk, k in patten, ktog]8 times, pl. Decrease Rnd: $*_{\mathrm{pl}}$ , ssk, knit in pattern until 3 sts before next marker, k2tog, pl, SM; repeat from \* around. Repeat Decrease Rnd until 62 sts remain. Rearrange stitch markers as follows: p1, SM, \*p1, sk, knit in pattern until 3 sts before next marker, k2tog, k1, SM, kl, sk, knit in pattern until 3 sts before next marker, k2tog, [p1, SM, pl, sk, knit the knits and purl the purls for 10 sts, removing all markers as you go, k2tog] twice, end p1. Continue repeating Decrease Rnd until 22 sts remain. Rearrange stitch markers as follows: pl, ssk, knit 4 removing last marker as you go (NOT the end of rnd marker), k2tog, pl, SM, pl, [ssk, knit in pattern to 3 sts before next marker, k2tog, p1, SM, pl] twice. Continue repeating Decrease Rnd until 16 sts remain. Last Rnd: [ssk, k2tog] around. 8 sts remain. Cut yarn and pull through remaining sts. Secure tail inside. After several tries on the original Capitan hat, I decided to go with a brim inspired by that one on the Cabled Newsboy Cap by Shannita Williams-Alleyne in Stitch & Bitch Nation. Shannita: thanks for designing that kick-butt brim! I love it! Using size 8 needles, PU 10 sts along center front of hat, encompassing the two center cables. You'll be working back and forth in rows now. Row 1 (WS): purl across. Row 2: k2, M1R, PM, k6, PM, M1L, k2, PU and knit 2 sts from hat CO edge. Row 3: p to end, PU 2 sts from hat CO edge. Row 4: k to marker, M1R, SM, k6, SM, M1L, k to end, PU and knit 2 sts from hat CO edge. Row 5: repeat Row 3.
Repeat Rows 4&5untila total of 52 sts are on your nedle,ending with RS facing. Next row (Rs): purl across. Next row: BO 2 sts, purl to end. Next row: BO 2 sts, knit to 2 sts before marker, sk, SM, k6, SM, k2tog, knit to end. Repeat last two rows until 10 sts remain. BO. Stitch open edge closed on bottom of brim.
Strip
Using size 8 needles and a long-tail method, CO 7 sts. Row 1: knit across. Row 2: k1, kf&b, k3, kf&b, k1. (9 sts) Row 3: repeat Row 1. Row 4: k2, p5, k2. Row 5 (buttonhole): k3, BO 2, knit to end. Row 6: k2, p2, CO 2, p1, k2. Row 7: repeat Row 1. Row 8: repeat Row 4.
Repeat Rows 7 & 8 for a total of 7". Next row: repeat Row 5. Next row: repeat Row 6. Next 2 rows: repeat Row 7 twice. Next row: kl, ssk, k3, k2tog, k1. Next row: k2, p1, k2. BO all sts in knit on WS.
Finishing
Weave in all ends. Sew buttons to cap as shown in picture, with strip across the bottom of the cables. DO NOT sew down the strip. Block for a baggier look if you wish.
