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Friday, July 10, 2009

Cabled Hat

 

Cabled Hat



 

Size: 21” head (adult)

Note: The Cable Medallion for this hat came from Melissa Leapman's Cables Untangled.

 

Size 8 dpns


1 skein Bernat Cashmere (Coal)


Gauge:  4 st = 1”


 


·         CO:  84 st, join to work in the round.


 


·         Work 4 rows in K2, P2 rib.


 


·         Work cable medallion pattern at beginning of each round, finishing round with K2, P2 rib, as established.


 


Cable Medallion Pattern


C3F = slip 2 st to CN and hold in front, P1, K2 from CN


C3B = slip next st onto cable needle and hold in back, K2, P1 from cable needle


C4F = slip 2 st to CN and hold in front, K2, K2 from CN


C4B = slip 2 st to CN and hold in back, K2, K2 from CN


 


Row 1: P1; C3B; C3F; P2; C4F, P2, C3B, C3F, P1


Row 2 (and all even rows): K the K stitches and P the P stitches, as they face you.


Row 3: C3B; P2; C3F; C3B; C3F; C3B; P2; C3F


Row 5: K2; P4; C4B; P2; C4B; P4; K2


Row 7: C3F; P2; C3B; C3F; C3B, C3F; P2; C3B


Row 9: P1; C3F; C3B; P2; C4F; P2; C3F; C3B; P1


Row 11: P2; C4F; P2; C3B; C3F; P2; C4F; P2


Row 13: P1; C3B; C3F; C3B; P2; C3F; C3B; C3F; P1


Row 15: C3B; P2; C4B; P4; C4B; p2; C3F


Row 17: K2; P3; K4; P4; K4; P3; K2


Row 19: C3F; P2; C4B; P4; C4B; P2; C3B


Row 21: P1; C3F; C3B; C3F; P2; C3B; C3F; C3B; P1


Row 23: P2; C4F; P2; C3F; C3B; P2; C4F; P2


Row 24: K the K stitches and P the P stitches, as they face you.


 


·         Work Cable Medallion Pattern once, then continue K2, P2 rib on all stitches until hat is 6” in total length.


·         Begin decrease rounds:


o   K2, P2 together across (63 st)


o   K2, P1 across


o   K2 tog, P1 across (42 st)


o   K across


o   K2 tog across (21 st)


o   K across


o   K2 tog across, end K1 (11 st)


·         Cut yarn and draw through remaining stitches. Tie off and weave in ends.


 


 


2 Comments:

Anonymous sara m said...

LOVE this pattern! Can't wait to knit it. Thank you!

2:46 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi, can you tell me if you repeat the medallion pattern or just do it once per round. I´d like to try this hat but was confused about this point.
Thanks!

8:04 PM  

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