Arctic Sunset Cable Hat
Dazzle your friends and family with the lovely Arctic Sunset Cable Hat. You can stay warm in true knitting style with this fun cabled hat, a modern take on more traditional patterns. This knit hat pattern will take a little bit of attention to finish; it follows a more irregular pattern, unlike most repetitive cable patterns, so you will need to keep an eye on this project as you knit it.
Knitting Needle Size9 or 5.5 mm
Yarn Weight(5) Bulky/Chunky (12-15 stitches for 4 inches)
SIZE
To fit average lady.
MATERIALS
- Bernat Roving (100 g/3.5 oz; 109 m/120 yds) 1 ball #00071 Plum
- Sizes 5.5 mm (U.S. 9) and 6.5 mm (U.S. 10½) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge
- Cable needle
GAUGE
12 sts and 16 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] with larger needles in stocking st.
INSTRUCTIONS
With smaller needles, cast on 63 sts.
Work 1½ ins [4 cm] in (K1. P1) ribbing, ending with a WS row.
Next row: (Inc row). K3. *M1. K2. M1. K3.
Rep from * to end of row. 87 sts.
Change to larger needles and purl 1 row.
1st row: (RS). K1. *P1. Slip next 4 sts onto a cable needle and leave at front of work. K4, then K4 from cable needle – C8F made. Slip next 4 sts onto a cable needle and leave at back of work. K4, then K4 from cable needle – C8B made. Rep from * to last st. K1.
2nd row: P1. (P16. K1) 5 times. P1.
3rd row: K1. (P1. K16) 5 times. K1.
4th to 9th rows: As 2nd and 3rd rows 3 times more.
10th row: P1. (P15. P2tog) 5 times. P1. 82 sts.
11th row: K5. (C8F. C8B) 4 times. C8F. K5.
12th and alt rows: Purl.
13th, 15th, 17th and 19th rows: Knit.
21st row: K1. (C8F. C8B) 5 times. K1.
Work 3 rows in stocking st.
Shape top: 1st row: (RS). (K3. K2tog) 16 times. K2. 66 sts.
2nd and alt rows: Purl.
3rd row: (K2. K2tog) 16 times. K2. 50 sts.
5th row: (K1. K2tog) 16 times. K2. 34 sts.
7th row: (K2tog) 17 times. 17 sts. Break yarn, leaving a long end, draw through all sts tightly. Fasten securely. Sew back seam.
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