Choose Your Cable Adventure
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Three of my closest friends have their birthdays within a month of each other and so last year I decided to knit them all hats for their birthday. I ended up designing 3 different cabled hats but all using the same base pattern just incorporating different cables in each one. I thought this would be a fun idea to play with and wrote up the pattern so you can pick and choose how to knit it each time.
You first have a choice of 6 sizes from Baby to Adult Large, then you can choose between a regular or folded brim option, and finally you have 3 different cable patterns to choose from for the body of the hat. Thats 36 different ways you can knit up this one pattern!
Yarn – 100gm DK weight Yarn (approx. 210m/230 yds); Yarn used in sample – Lavender Lune Yarn Co, in the 100% Non-Superwash BFL DK in the Cognac, Fern & Heliotrope colourways (225m/246yd per 100gm)
Cognac - Yellow - used for the Braided version
Fern - Green - used for the Asymmetric version
Heliotrope - Purple - used for the Big & Small version
Needles –4mm (US6) and 5mm (US8) 16” circular for knitting in the round or a longer cable for magic loop(this is more likely needed for the smaller sizes), and double pointed needles (DPNs) or magic loop in larger size for working the crown decreases.
Notions
Size – The pattern is sized for all the family as follows:
You first have a choice of 6 sizes from Baby to Adult Large, then you can choose between a regular or folded brim option, and finally you have 3 different cable patterns to choose from for the body of the hat. Thats 36 different ways you can knit up this one pattern!
What you will need:
Yarn – 100gm DK weight Yarn (approx. 210m/230 yds); Yarn used in sample – Lavender Lune Yarn Co, in the 100% Non-Superwash BFL DK in the Cognac, Fern & Heliotrope colourways (225m/246yd per 100gm)
Cognac - Yellow - used for the Braided version
Fern - Green - used for the Asymmetric version
Heliotrope - Purple - used for the Big & Small version
Needles –4mm (US6) and 5mm (US8) 16” circular for knitting in the round or a longer cable for magic loop(this is more likely needed for the smaller sizes), and double pointed needles (DPNs) or magic loop in larger size for working the crown decreases.
Notions
- 1 Stitch Marker, for marking the beginning of the round, plus additional markers for crown decreases.
- Row counter to keep track of pattern repeats.
- A tapestry needle for weaving in ends.
- Cable Needle – Optional – the cables can be worked without a cable needle if you are comfortable with that method.
- Gauge – Approximately 20 sts/ 4 inch in blocked K2, P2 ribbing in the round using smaller needles.
Size – The pattern is sized for all the family as follows:
- Baby – to fit a head approx. 38cm/15 in
- Toddler - to fit a head approx. 43cm/17 in
- Child - to fit a head approx. 48cm/19 in
- Adult S - to fit a head approx. 53cm/21 in
- Adult M - to fit a head approx. 58cm/23 in
- Adult L – to fit a head approx. 61cm/24 in