A fun, quick to work up hat, featuring chunky cables.
Cable knitting pattern
MATERIALS
- 9mm 16″ circular knitting needles
- 10mm 16″ circular knitting needles
- 9mm double pointed needles
- Cable needle
- lvl 6 super bulky yarn ( I used Lion Brand Thick and Quick)
- stitch marker
- optional: faux fur pompom
NOTES
- I used Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick for this pattern
GAUGE
2.5 stitches/ 1 inch x 3.5 rounds/ 1 inch – 4 inch knit stitch
Abbreviations
- K: knit
- P: purl
- 8 st LKC: Slip 4 stitches onto the cable needle and hold at the front of the work. Knit next 4 stitches from the left hand needle. Knit 4 stitches from cable needle
- 8 st RKC: Slip 4 stitches cable needle and hold at back of the work. Knit next 4 stitches from left needle, knit 4 stitches from cable needle
- K2tog: knit 2 together
- DPN: double pointed needles
- **: repeat everything in the asterisk
Adult Pattern
Using 9mm needles cast on 50 stitches. Join in the round.
Brim
Row 1-8: *k1,p1*
Body of the Hat — Switch to 10mm needles
Row 9 (increase round): *(k2,m1, place 4 stitches on your cable needle and bring to the front of your work, k2, m1, knit the stitches from your cable needle)* Repeat 4 more times (60 sts)
Row 10-12: knit
Row 13: *8st RKC, k4* Repeat 4 more times
Row 14-16:knit
Row 17: *k4, 8st LKC* Repeat 4 more times
Row 18-20: knit
Row 21: *8st RKC, k4* Repeat 4 more times
Row 22-24: knit
Row 25: *k4, 8st LKC* Repeat 4 more times
Row 26-28: knit
Row 29: *8st RKC, k4* Repeat 4 more times
Row 30-32: knit
Row 33: *k4, 8st LKC* Repeat 4 more times
Row 35: knit
Decrease Rounds
Row 36: *k2, k2tog*
37: Knit
Switch to DPNs
38: *k1,k2tog*
Row 39: *k2tog*
Cut a long tail and weave through remaining stitches. Cinch closed and weave in ends.
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I am having trouble with the increase row and I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong, I’ve taken out and redone the row twice and end up with 2 extra stitches after the repeats
Please help
Are there 60 stitches at the end of your increase round or 62?
I tried again doing the inc row, after the last knitting of the 4 st from the cable needle I have 2 st left, if I knit them I’ll have 60, if I k2 m1 I’ll have 61, there we’re not any instructions after knitting the 4 st off the cable needle at the end of the row
There should be no stitches left at the end of the row after knitting the 4 off the cable needle. Without seeing what you are doing during that round I cannot pin point what is going wrong. I am going to make a video tomorrow of the increase round for you. That should help you see what might be going wrong.
Where will I be able to watch the video of the increase row?
I’ll either attach the video to this post, or I’ll message you a link to the video. I’ll message you back here once I have the video available.
here is the link to the video
Thank you so much for posting the video, I was doing a different M1, not the front and back way, I’m thinking that might be the problem, I’ll try it again tonight
Thanks again
Robin