Cabled Hat

Size: Women's Medium

Materials

Size 10 DPNs

120 yards of your squishiest, chunkiest stash yarn

Gauge

9 stitches and 9 rows = 2 inches

in 1x1 rib

Pattern

KTS: Knit 2nd stitch, leave on needle, knit first stitch, slip both stitches off needle.

PTS: Purl 2nd stitch, leave on needle, purl first stitch, slip both stitches off needle.

C1: Sl2 onto CN, H2F, k2, k2 off CN, k2

C2: K2, sl2 onto CN, H2B, k2, k2 off CN

CO 60

Row 1: *K2, p2; repeat from * to end. Join in round

Row 2: *KTS, PTS; repeat from * to end

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until the brim measures 4". End on odd row.

Rows 1 and 6: *KTS, p2, k6, p2; repeat from * to end

Rows and 5: *K2, p2, k6, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 3:*KTS, p2, C1, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 7: *K2, p2, C2, p2; repeat from * to end

Repeat rows 1-7 4 times, or until hat measures 8.5"

Row 1: *K2tog, p2, k6, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 2: *K1, p2, k6, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 3: *SSK, p1, C1, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 4: *K1, p1, k6, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 5: *SSK, k6, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 6: *K1, C2, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 7: *SSK, k5, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 8: *K6, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 9: *SSK, k4, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 10: *SSK, k3, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 11: *SSK, k2, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 12: *SSK, k1, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 13: *SSK, p2; repeat from * to end

Row 14: SSK to end

Cut yarn, thread tail through remaining stitches, pull taught.

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