Harlech Hat

Originally published in The Knitter magazine.

This hat plays with construction and traditional stitches to create a striking effect.

The two-colour cable band is worked first as a strip and then the stitches for the crown are picked up and worked in the round.

The raised cable effect is achieved by working cable stitches on rows using the cable colour and slipping the cable stitches on rows using the crown colour - don’t worry it makes sense as you knit it.

SIZE

Hat circumference: 54cm

MATERIALS

Chilton Wenselydales Tweed DK 66% Wensleydale, 34% Zwarbles (180m/100g)

Yarn A: 1 x 100g skein in Agal Bloom

Yarn B: 1 x 100g skein in Dogwood

3.25mm circular needle 

3.25mm double pointed needles (optional for working crown as stitches decrease)

Cable needle

2x 25mm buttons or large feature button

Darning needle

Stitch marker

TENSION

24 sts and 34 rows over stocking stitch to 10cm worked in the round.