Description
A fun, fast knit to match your Arden hand warmers, this hat uses the same cable motif and is shaped at the top by decreasing the pattern into a lxl rib. The smaller cables can be worked without a cable needle, which makes this hat knit up quickly.
Gauge and Measurements.
Gauge is approximately 20sts = 4" / 10 cm in stockinette. Sizes: S (to fit a 2l" inch head), L (to fit a 23" head or larger). In-between sizes can be accommodated by switching to smaller or larger needles.
Materials.
2l0 yards worsted weight yarn. (Large sized hat pictured used one skein of Malabrigo Worsted in Tortuga) · Stitch marker, cable needle, tapestry needle. ·Size US 7 circular needle and DPNs or size needed to achieve gauge. Thispatmisafree Ravelryladfrperoalue gitsrchartale dnation ease dnt redistrute elthis pat itht misin. @ mikka tokuda-hall 2010 all rights reserved
Instructions
This hat uses a repeat of 28 (35) stitches worked three times - work either the rounds written below, or follow the chart on the next page; the large size repeats the final seven stitches of the chart a second time. CO 84 (105), place EOR marker and join in the round, being careful not to twist stitches. Rnd I: [K2, P2, Kl, P2, K2, P5, K2, P2, Kl, P2, K2, P2, Kl, P2 (Large size only: K2, P2, Kl, P2)] three times. Rnd 2: [K2, P2, Ktbl, P2, K2, P5, K2, P2, Ktbl, P2, K2, P2, Ktbl, P2 (Large size only: K2, P2, Ktbl, P2)] three times. Rnd 3 and all subsequent odd-numbered rnds: work all stitches in pattern as they appear. Rnd 4: [C2B, P2, Ktbl, P2, K2, P5, K2, P2, Ktbl, P2, C2B, P2, Ktbl, P2 (Large size only: C2B, P2, Ktbl, P2)] three times. Rnd 6: [K2, P2, Ktbl, P2, T3F, P3, T3B, P2, Ktbl, P2, K2, P2, Ktbl, P2 (Large size only: K2, P2, Ktbl, P2)] three times. Rnd 8: [C2B, P2, Ktbl, P3, T3F, P1, T3B, P3, Ktbl, P2, C2B, P2, Ktbl, P2 (Large size only: C2B, P2, Ktbl, P2)] three times. Rnd 10: [K2, P2, Ktbl, P4, C5B, P4, Ktbl, P2, K2, P2, Ktbl, P2 (Large size only: K2, P2, Ktbl, P2)] three times. Rnd 12: [C2B, P2, Ktbl, P3, T3B, Pl, T3F, P3, Ktbl, P2, C2B, P2, Ktbl, P2 (Large size only: K2, P2, Ktbl, P2)] three times. Rnd 14: [K2, P2, Ktbl, P2, T3B, P3, T3F, P2, Ktbl, P2, K2, P2, Ktbl, P2 (Large size only: K2, P2, Ktbl, P2)] three times. Rnd 16: [C2B, P2, Ktbl, P2, K2, P5, K2, P2, Ktbl, P2, C2B, P2, Ktbl, P2 (Large size only: C2B, P2, Ktbl, P2)] three times. Rnd 17: work all stitches in pattern as they appear. Work Rnds 6 - 17 two more times, and then work Rnds 6 - 7, ending with Rnd 7 of the Cable Chart.
| Abbreviations | |
| CO - Cast On | SSSK - slip 3 stitches knitwise to right needle, insert |
| EOR - end of round | left needle into the slipped stitches and knit together. C2B - Cross two to back (worked every 4th rnd). |
| CN - Cable Needle K -knit | To do this without a cable needle, knit the second |
| P - purl Ktbl - knit through the back loop to twist stitch | stitch on the left needle, then knit the first stitch, then slip both stitches off the left needle. |
| (worked on every single K rib on every even rnd throughout the pattern). | T3F - slip two stitches to the CN and hold to the front, Pl from left needle, K2 from CN. T3B - slip I stitch to the CN and hold to the back, |
| P2tog - purl two together, decreasing by one. K2tog - knit two stitches together. SSK - slip 2 stitches knitwise to right needle, insert left needle into the slipped stitches and knit together. K3tog - knit three stitches together | K2 from left needle, Pl from CN. C5B - slip 3 stitches to CN and hold to the back, K2 from left needle, slip third stitch on CN back on to left needle, then Pl from left needle, K2 from CN. |
Crown Decreases
Switch to DPNs when necessary. Rnd 44: [C2B, P2tog, Ktbl,P2tog, P1, K1, SK, Pl, K2tog, Kl, Pl, P2tog, Ktbl, P2tog, CB2, P2tog, Ktbl, P2tog. (Largesize only: C2B, P2tog, Ktbl, P2tog)] three times. Rnd 45, 47, 49: work all stitches in pattern as they appear. Rnd 50: K2tog across. Remove EOR marker and continue to K2tog until only 6 stitches remain on needles. Break yarn, and thread through the remaining stitches and pull tight. Sew in all ends and block to desired measurements.
★ work the stitches shaded in yellow one time for the small size, two times for the large size. ★
| Stitch Key | ||||||
| 口 | K | YK | C2B | LY Y | T3B | |
| P | 入 K | T3F | Y - | Y | C5B | |
| 十 | Ktbl | |||||
