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  1. Free Pattern - Cable Hat knit on straight needles - for beginners

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    Mustard Cable Hat
    By The Feminine Touch Designs
    Easy knit beanie hat with a 4 row repeatable pattern. Worked on straight needles so is ideal for the beginner knitter who is just learning cables. Finishes off with a neat crown so you can decide whether to add a pom pom or not. This  adults hat is 9” high with a circumference of 20”. 

    Yarn suggested

    Hat - Sublime Willow 1 x 50 grams (125m / 136 yards). Shade 592 Mustard. 94% merino wool, 6% nylon.

    Pom Pom - Sublime Cashmere merino silk DK approx 6 grams. Shade 0105. 75% extra fine merino, 20% silk, 5% cashmere.

    Needles required:  1 pair 6.5mm (US 10.5, UK 3) needles, 1 pair 8mm (US 11, UK 0) needles

    Gauge:    20 stitches x 20 rows to 10cm / 4 inch square on 8mm needles.

    C4F & C2F - find more info here - https://www.dummies.com/crafts/knitting/designs-patterns/how-to-knit-a-four-stitch-cable/

    Abbreviations

    CO  

    Cast on 

    C2F

    Slip the next stitch to the front of the work on a cable needle, K1 then K1 from the cable needle

    C4F

    Slip the next 2 stitches to the front of the work on a cable needle, K2 then K2 from the cable needle

    K 

    Knit  

    K2tog

    Knit 2 stitches together

    K3tog

    Knit 3 stitches together

    P  

    Purl

    P2tog  

    Purl 2 stitches together

    PSSO 

    Pass the slipped stitch over

    SL

    Slip the stitch

    INSTRUCTIONS

     CO 85 stitches using 6.5mm straight needles and the cable cast on method (or your own preferred method of casting on).

    Brim

    Row 1: *K1, P1; repeat from * to last st, K1.

    Row 2: P1, *K1, P1; repeat from * to end.

    Works rows 1 & 2 again and then row 1.

    Row 6: P1, (K1, P1) 5 times, P2tog, *(K1, P1) 9 times, P2tog; repeat from * to last 12 sts, (K1, P1) 6 times. (81 sts)

    Hat Body

    Change to 8mm needles

    Row 1: P4, *K4, P6; repeat from * to last 7 sts, K4, P3.

    Row 2: K3, P4, *K6, P4: repeat from * to last 4 sts, K4.

    Row 3: P4, *C4F, P6; repeat from * to last 7 sts, C4F, P3.

    Row 4: As Row 2.

     Repeat rows 1 - 4 a further 5 times. 

    Work rows 1 & 2. 

    Work should measure approx 6”.

     

    Crown Shaping

    Row 1: P2, P2tog, *C4F, P2tog, P2, P2tog; repeat from * to last 7 sts, C4F, P2tog, P1. (65 sts)

    Row 2: K2, P4, *K4, P4; repeat from * to last 3 sts, K3.

    Row 3: P3, *K4, P4; repeat from * to last 6 sts, K4, P2.

    Row 4: As Row 2.

    Row 5: P1, P2tog, *C4F, P2tog, P2tog; repeat from * to last 6 sts, C4F, P2tog. (49 sts)

    Row 6: K1, P4, *K2, P4; repeat from * to last 2 sts, K2.

    Row 7: P2, *SL1, K1, PSSO, K2tog, P2; repeat from * to last 5 sts, SL1, K1, PSSO, K2tog, P1. (33 sts)

    Row 8: K1, P2, *K2, P2; repeat from * to last 2 sts, K2.

    Row 9: P2tog, *C2F, P2tog; repeat from * to last 3 sts, C2F, P1. (25 sts)

    Row 10: *K1, P2; repeat from * to last st, K1.

    Row 11: P1, K2tog, (K3tog) 7 times, P1. (10 sts)

    Thread a darning needle through the remaining stitches and pull tight.

    To Finish

    No need to block the work just sew up the top securely, sew up the side seam, weave in the ends and it’s ready to wear.

    Add a pom pom - Buy yourself a pom pom maker or visit this web site for instructions. https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Pom-Poms/