BEANPOLE BEANiE
I live in the Windy City, so when I need a hat,the hat needs to mean business. I find the gauge on most hat patterns to be too loosey-goosey, and I end up with an earache as a result. So I've gotten myself into the habit of automatically going up a yarn weight on most hat patterns. That won't be necessary here. This pattern was written with a gauge of steel. The recommended gauge on Cashmerino Chunky is 3.5 stitches per inch on US 10.5 needles, but I knit this hat on size 7 needles to obtain a gauge of 5.25 stitches per inch. This produces a windproof, but not at allstiff fabric. If you prefer to use a yarn a little closer to standard gauge, substitute a worsted weight yarn.
Materials:
3 skeins of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky (shown in shade 28). The hat shown only needed a small amount of the third ball (total yardage roughly 165 yards). If you're making yours smallr, you might only need two balls, but don't blame me if you run out! $16^{\circ}$ size 5 circular needles for cabled ribing or size needed to achieve a snug band around your head $16^{\circ}$ size 7 circular needles for main part of hat (or size needed to obtain gauge) Size 7 dpns or long circular for magic loop method (or size needed to obtain gauge) Size 3 dpns for i-cord (the exact size isn't crucial here, just something significantly smaller than your main needle size) 1 stitch marker to mark beginning of round 1 tapestry needle to weave in ends Size: Shown on my nearly $23^{\circ}$ head, knit to a $6{\sqrt{2}}\,$ depth before the decreases. (Yep, that's big.) To adjust size, you may deduct stitches in 8-stitch increments and knit to a shorter depth. The crown decreases add an additional 2.75 inches to the top center of the head (or 5.5 inches all the way across) when knit at a row gauge of 26.5 rows per 4 inches.
Stitch Glossary:
C2B: Work as if to K2tog but don't pullthe original stitches off of the left needle. Re-insert the right needle into the right stitch of the k2tog and knit this stitch, and then pullboth of the original stitches off the needl in the process. MB: Into next stitch: k1, p1, k1, p1, turn, k4, turn, sl stitch purlwise, p3tog, psso skp: Slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over
Directions:
Using a $16^{\circ}$ size 5 circular, $C O\ 96$ sts and join in the round, placing a stitch marker at the beginning of the round. Work in cabled rib patern as follows: Round 1: $(\mathrm{K}2,\,\mathrm{P}2)^{*}$ repeat Round 2: $(\mathrm{K}2,\,\mathrm{P}2)^{*}$ repeat Round 3: (C2B, $\mathrm{P}2)^{*}$ repeat (see stitch glossary above) Round 4: $(\mathrm{K}2,\,\mathrm{P}2)^{*}$ repeat Repeat these 4 rounds 2 more times. Switch to size 7 needles and begin increases: Round 13: $(\mathrm{K}8,\,\mathrm{M}1)^{*}$ repeat Round 14: Knit Round 15: (K9, M1)\* repeat Round 16 Begin bobble and eyelet patter): k6, yo, skp, k2, MB (see stitch glosary above), kit to end of round Round 17: k11, M1, k9, M1, $(\mathrm{k}10,\mathrm{M}1)^{*}$ repeat (End of increases: 132 sts on the needl) Round 18: k8, yo, skp, k2, MB, knit to end of round Round 19 (and every odd round to come): knit Round 20: k10, yo, skp, k2, MB, knit to end of round Round 22: k9, MB, k2, yo, skp, k2, MB, knit to end of round Round 24: k7, MB, k2, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, skp, k2, MB, knit to end of round Round 26: k5, MB, k2, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, skp, knit to end of round Round 28: k3, MB, k2, k2tog, yo, knit to end of round Round 30: k1, MB, k2, k2tog, yo, k2, MB, knit to end of round Round 32: k2, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, skp, k2, MB, knit to end of round Round 34: k8, yo, skp,k2, MB, knit to end of round Knit in stockinette stitch until hat measures $6{\sqrt{2}}\,$ (or desired length). Begin decreases (change to dpns or magic loop method when needed): Round 1: (k10, $\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog})^{*}$ repeat Round 2: knit Round 3: $(\mathrm{k}9$ $\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog})^{*}$ repeat Round 4: knit Round 5: (k8, $\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog})^{*}$ repeat Round 6: knit Round 7: (k7, $\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog})^{*}$ repeat (now decrease every row instead of every other row) Round 8: $(\mathrm{k}6,\,\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog})^{*}$ repeat Round 9: (k5, $\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog})^{*}$ repeat Round 10: $(\mathrm{k}4,\,\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog})^{*}$ repeat Round 11: (k3, $\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog})^{*}$ repeat Round 12: (k2, $\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog})^{*}$ repeat Round 13: (k1, $\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog})^{*}$ repeat Round 14: $({\mathrm{~k}}2{\mathrm{tog}})^{*}$ repeat (11 stitches) Round 15: $(\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog})^{*}$ repeat, k1 (6 stitches) Round 16: $(\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog})^{*}$ repeat (3 stitches) Put last 3 stitches on a size 3 (or thereabouts) dpn. Knit 3 rows of i-cord. On row 4, slip 2 stitches together, knit 1, pass slipped stitches over. Cut yarn, thread it through a tapestry needle, and pullit through the last stitch. Weave in ends.
If you have any problems with the pattrn, feel free to email me at cerebralhem@gmail.com. Enjoy!
