Finished Size
About 18 (20, 22)” head circumference
Hat shown measures 20”.
Yarn
Alegria, shown in A2293 Leo (1 sk)
Notions
stitch marker
waste yarn for provisional cast-on
tapestry needle
Gauge
3 pattern repeats (27 to 30 sts) = 4¾” / 12 cm in Mock Cable pattern using larger needles.
36 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Mock Cable pattern using larger needles.
24½ sts and 37 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Ridge pattern using larger needles.
Needle Size
US 4 (3.5mm) 16” circular needle and set of 4 or 5 double pointed, or size needed to obtain gauge.
US 3 (3.25mm) 16” circular needle.
Notes
—The body of the hat is worked sideways, back and forth in rows, then grafted into a cylinder. Stitches for the ribbing are picked up along one edge of the body and worked in the round. Stitches for the crown are picked up along the remaining edge of the body and worked in the round with decreases for the top of the head.
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