Horseshoe Cable Hat
Needles: Size 6 US/4mm or size needed to obtain gauge. Yarn: Hippie Penguin Merino Worsted, approximately 2oz. Gauge after blocking: 20sts = 4" in reverse stockinette. Cast on 16 sts with provisional cast on. Next Row: K2, p12, k2 Next Row: \*K across Next Row: K2, p12, k2 Next Row: K2, horseshoe cable (hold 2 sts to back, k2, k2 from cable needle, hold 2 sts to front, k2, k2 from cable needle), k2 Next Row: K2, p12, k2 Next Row: K across Next Row: K2, p12, k2\* horseshoes or desired circumference of head. Graft live sts to cast on edg Pick up 100sts around edge of headband. Next Row: Purl 2 rows. Next Row: Purl 11, k3, purl around row. Next Row: Purl 10, hold next st to back, k1, k1 from cable needle, k1, hold next st to front, k1, k1 from cable needle, purl across row. Next Row: P9, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, k3, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p across row. Next Row: P8, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, k3, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p across row. Next Row: P7, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to back, k1, k1 from cable needle, k1, hold next st to front, k1, k1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p across row. Next Row: P6, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, k3, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p across row. Next Row: P5, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, k3, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p across row. Next Row: P4, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to back, k1, k1 from cable needle, k1, hold next st to front, k1, k1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p across row. Next Row: P3, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, k3, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p across row. Next Row: P2, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, k3, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p across row. Next Row: (P2, k1) three times, p2, k3, (p2, k1) three times, p across row Next Row: P2, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1, k3, p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p across row. Next Row: P3, \*hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1\* twice, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, k3, \*hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1\* three times, p acrossrow. Next Row: P4, \*hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1\* twice, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, k1, \*hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1\* three times, p acrossrow. Next Row: P5, \*hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1\* twice, k3, \*p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle \* twice, p across row. Next Row: P1, p2tog, p3, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, k3, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p3, p2tog, p2, p2tog, p19, p2tog, p2, p2tog, p19, p2tog, p2, p2tog, p19, p2tog, p1. Next Row: P6, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, k1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p across row. Next Row: P1, p2tog, p4, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, p1, k3, p1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p4, p2tog, \*p2, p2tog, p17, p2tog\* three times, p1. Next Row: P7, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, k3, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p across row. Next Row: P1, p2tog, p5, hold next st to front, p1, k1 from cable needle, k1, hold next st to back, k1, p1 from cable needle, p5, p2tog, \*p2, p2tog, p15, p2tog\* three times, p1. Next Row: P8, k3, p across row. Next Row: P1, \*p2tog, p13, p2tog, p2\* four times, last rep p1 instead of p2. Every even row after: p around Continue decreasing 8 sts per odd row until 20 sts remain. Next Row: P2tog around, 10sts remain. Next Row: P1 row Next Row: P2tog across row, 5 sets remain. Cut yarn and draw through remaining sts.
