Sunday, April 18, 2010


COLOURFUL CABLES HAT



Pattern is for personal, non-commercial use only.
Please do not sell pattern or hats made using this pattern.


Materials:

Shepherd 'Colour 4 Me' 8 ply pure wool, 2 X 50g balls
3.75 mm (UK no. 9) circular needle
4.5 mm (UK no.7) circular needle
4.5 mm (UK no.7) double-pointed needles (4)
Cable needle, stitch marker

Gauge:

With 3.75 mm needles and K2, P2 rib:
36 sts = 10 cm

17 rows = 5 cm

Abbreviations:

K
- knit
P - purl
K2tog - knit two stitches together through the front of the loops
P2tog - purl
two stitches together through the front of the loops
SSK - slip two stitches as if to knit, transfer back to the left needle, knit together through the backs of the loops
C6F - slip 3 stitches onto the cable needle and hold to the front of your work, knit the next three stitches, then knit the three stitches on the cable needle


Pattern:

Band: Using 3.75 mm (UK no. 9) circular needle, cast on 132 stitches. Insert stitch marker.
Taking care not to twist the cast-on stitches,
K2, P2 rib for 20 rows.

Change to 4.5 mm (UK no.7) circular needle

1 [K6, P6] X 11
2 [K6, P6] X 11
3 [C6F, P6] X 11
4 [K6, P6] X 11
5
[K6, P6] X 11
6
[K6, P6] X 11
7
[K6, P6] X 11
8
[K6, P6] X 11
9
[C6F, P6] X 11

These last 6 rows form the pattern

Continue knitting in pattern until you have completed 6 cable rows, then repeat rows 4 to 8 (total 38 rows patt.)
 
Shape Crown:

39 [C6F, P4, P2tog] X 11  [121 sts]
40 [K6,P5] X 11
41 [K6, P3, P2tog] X 11    [110 sts]
42 [K6,P4] X 11
43 [K6, P2, P2tog] X 11    [99 sts]
44 [K6,P3] X 11
45 [C6F, P1, P2tog] X 11  [88 sts]
46 [K6,P2] X 11

Change to 4.5 mm (UK no.7) double-pointed needles

47 [SSK, K2, K2tog, P2] X 11   [66 sts]
48 [K4,P2] X 11  
49 [K4, K2tog] X 11                  [55 sts]  
50 [K3, K2tog] X 11                  [44 sts]
51
[C4F] X 11
52
[K2, K2tog] X 11                  [33 sts]
53
K 1 row
54 [K1, K2tog] X 11                  [22 sts]
55
[K2tog] X 11                        [11 sts]

Draw up remaining stitches with a tapestry needle and fasten. Tie in loose ends.

 
Voila!


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