another FREE pattern...yay!
this little cabled beanie was designed specifically for a class that I am teaching at the Mendocino Yarn Shop...
A simple, stretchy hat, it is easy to make and fun to wear. Put a pom-pom on top or perhaps a big wool-y flower at the brim.
The beanie, made as written, will fit an average teenage/adult head snuggly, but you can alter the size very easily. If you need it larger, try knitting it in an aran weight at 4.5 stitches per inch. Need a baby hat? Use a sport-weight on size 3US needles. For a toddler/child, knit one in a dk-weight at 5.5 stitches per inch. Need it longer? Add a cable cross or elongate the cables by crossing the cables every 8th or 9th round!
happy knitting!
teach your cables well...
cabled beanie
by pamela w allen
Materials:
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One skein worsted-weight yarn, preferably wool
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Size 6US (4mm)
16” circular needle (or size needed to obtain gauge)
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Set of size 6US
(4mm) double-pointed needles
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Cable needle
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Darning
needle
Gauge:
5 stitches/7 rows per inch in stockinette stitch and 7 stitches per inch
in cable rib pattern, un-stretched. You
can fudge a little bit on the gauge, by the way, because this fabric is quite
stretchy. Hat fits head up to 22".
Abbreviations:
K—knit; P—purl; K2tog—knit two together; P2tog—purl two
together; 6CR—6-stitch right cable turn (slip three stitches to cable needle,
hold in back of work, knit next three stitches, knit stitches from cable needle; SL2-k1-psso—slip 2 stitches as if to knit at the same time,
k1, pass the two slipped stitches over the knitted stitch together.
Directions:
With circular needle, using the long-tail or cable method,
cast on 96 stitches. Join to knit in
round (careful not to twist!) and place marker.
1st round:
*K2, P2, K6, P2; repeat from * to end of round.
2nd – 6th
rounds: Repeat
round 1.
7th round:
*K2, P2, 6CR, P2, repeat from * to the end of the round.
Continue knitting established pattern (rounds 1-7), until
just before your sixth cable round. Your
work should measure about 6”.
Begin decreasing the crown on your sixth cable, round 7, as
follows: On each 6-stitch cable, slip 3 stitches to the cable
needle, hold in back of work, K1 ,
K2tog, knit the first two stitches from cable needle together, k1. At the end of the round you will have 80 stitches
on your needle. Work three rounds,
without decreasing (knit the knit stitches, purl the purl stitches).
2nd decrease
round: * K2, P2tog,
K4, P2tog, repeat from * to end of round—64 stitches remain. Work two rounds without decreasing (knit the knit stitches,
purl the purl stitches).
3rd decrease round:
* K2tog, P1, K4, P1, repeat from* to end of round —56 stitches
remain. Switch to double-pointed needles.
4th decrease round:
K1, P1, put next two stitches on cable needle, hold in back, K2tog, knit
two stitches from cable needle together, p1—repeat 7 times, but do not work the
last purl stitch on the round —40 stitches remain. Remove marker.
5th decrease
round: Work the last
purl stitch of previous round with the next decrease round as follows: *SL2-k1-psso, K2, continue from * to end of round—24
stitches remain.
6th decrease round:* K1, K2tog from * to end of
round—16 stitches remain.
K2tog until you have 8 stitches left. Break the yarn, leaving about 2”. With a darning needle, pull yarn through the
remaining 8 stitches. Weave in ends,
securing well. Wet block, being careful not to over-stretch the ribbing.
Et
voilà !!!
© 2013 pamela w allen designs
This free pattern may not
to be used in any publication, nor should it be reproduced in
electronic/digital format without my permission.
comments are always welcome...
