Cabled Beanie
By: Marie Segares from undergroundcrafter.com
"Three styles of cables interact to create an exciting texture for a stretchy beanie. Skills Used Basic knitting skills: cast on, knit, purl Knitting in the round and small circumference knitting in the round using circular needles and magic loop."
Knitting Needle Size6 or 4 mm, 8 or 5 mm
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge0 stitches, 0 rows, 0 inches.
Materials List
- Quaere Fibre Worsted Weight (100% superwash Merino wool, 5.25 oz/150 g, 327 yd/299 m) 1 skein in Sun Kissed, or approximately 235 yd (215 m) in any medium weight yarn.
- US Size 8/5 mm 40 (100 cm) knitting needles (or set of DPNs, for small circumference knitting in the round), or any size needed to obtain gauge.
- US Size 6/4 mm circular knitting needles for ribbing, or any size needed to obtain gauge.
- 3 locking stitch markers.
- Cable needle.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge 26 sts x 36 rows in pattern = 4 (10 cm) with larger needles in (C6B, p2) pattern, flat but unblocked. For best fit, always check your gauge. For this pattern, it is most important to get stitch gauge. Row gauge is not critical for this pattern.