Niamh - PDF knitting pattern

Niamh is a Hat that will take you on a journey through sideways cables, and along the way you’ll explore short rows and button bands too. This pretty and practical Hat won’t disappoint, either in its construction or its wearing.

Yarn

130 [178, 233] yd/118 [162, 212] m
36yd/33m for a 6x6in/15x15cm swatch in St.St.
DK weight, plied yarn.

Needles & Notions

Pair 3.75mm/UK9/US5 straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge
5 x 0.75in/2cm buttons
Stitch marker as necessary
Cable needle
Tapestry needle

Sample details

Shown in Biggan Design First Cross Merino DK [115yd/105m per 50g; 100% Merino]
Shown in size 21in/53.25cm on model with 21.5in/54.5cm circumference head

Gauge

22 sts x 32 rows to 4in/10cm on 3.75mm needles over St.St.
28 sts x 32 rows to 4in/10cm on 3.75mm needles over Cable pattern

Sizes

To fit size: 18 [21, 24] in/45.75 [53.25, 61] cm
Finished size: 15 [18, 21] in/38 [45.75, 53.25] cm

Skills required

Knit & purl sts, short rows (w&t), cables, picking up sts, buttonholes, stretchy bind-off

Pattern contents

Written & charted instructions; illustrated tutorial for Short Rows

Support

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First published September 2012 by Cooperative Press; republished May 2015
PDF file size: 3.2MB
Product code: WW102KNiamh
Technical editor: Heather Murray
For more information, see: https://www.woollywormhead.com/niamh