Blue Reeds Cable Hat - Authentic Knitting...
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Blue Reeds Cable Hat www.knittingboard.com © 2016 Authentic Knitting Board ABBREVIATIONS St (sts)=stitch (stitches) aprox=approximately Rnd(s)=round(s) HAT DESIGN Hat is worked in Rib Stitch. Total of 32 rounds unless deeper hat is desired. Each rib is 2 sts. Cables consist of 8 stitches or 4 sets of Ribs. There is a total of 4 Cable sections in hat. Break down… 1. Work Twist #1 on all cables and work round. 2. Rib stitch (3 rounds) 3. Work Twist #2 on all cables and work round. 4. Rib Stitch (3 rounds) Place colored rubber band on each set of 8 sts cables before beginning. There are 4 of these sections. Sequence: 4st, 8 st cable, 6st, 8 st cable, 4 st, 8 st cable, 6 st, 8 st cable. Place one rubber band around pegs for each 8 st cable, for markers. #1 Twist: Each cable design consists of 4 ribs or 8 sts. Be sure to pick up the correct stitches to keep the ribs consistent. Twist only the sts on the outer loom. Place markers or rubber band on each set of 8 sts. LOOM: ‘Rotating’ Double Knit Loom, set for double knit. YARN: Patrons Patons Shetland Chunky, 75% Acrylic, 25% Wool. Hand wash and lay flat to dry. Chunky #5 weight. Color used is 78742 True Peacock. 1 skein. Medium Blue, 8 yds for PomPoms, or any accent color desired. Sample worked with 3 yarns of similar color and Medium blue. STITCHES: Rib, Cable Twist. NOTIONS: Knit hook, crochet hook, loom double hook (optional), tapestry needle, and stitch markers (4 colored rubber bands work well). SIZE: Hat fits average adult and is 8.5” deep. If you love cables in double knit, try this snazzy ‘ready for winter’ hat. Four cable sections of two cables each. Knit on the ‘Rotating’ Double Knit Loom.
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Blue Reeds Cable Hat
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ABBREVIATIONS St(sts)=stitch(stitches)aprox=approximatelyRnd(s)=round(s)HAT DESIGN HatisworkedinRibStitch.Totalof32roundsunlessdeeperhatisdesired.Eachribis2sts.Cablesconsistof8stitchesor4setsofRibs.Thereisatotalof4Cablesectionsinhat.Breakdown…1.WorkTwist#1onallcablesandworkround.2.Ribstitch(3rounds)3.WorkTwist#2onallcablesandworkround.4.RibStitch(3rounds)Placecoloredrubberbandoneachsetof8stscablesbeforebeginning.Thereare4ofthesesections.Sequence:4st,8stcable,6st,8stcable,4st,8stcable,6st,8stcable.Placeonerubberbandaroundpegsforeach8stcable,formarkers.
#1Twist:Eachcabledesignconsistsof4ribsor8sts.Besuretopickupthecorrectstitchestokeeptheribsconsistent.Twistonlythestsontheouterloom.Placemarkersorrubberbandoneachsetof8sts.
LOOM:‘Rotating’DoubleKnitLoom,setfordoubleknit.YARN:PatronsPatonsShetlandChunky,75%Acrylic,25%Wool.Handwashandlayflattodry.Chunky#5weight.Colorusedis78742TruePeacock.1skein.MediumBlue,8ydsforPomPoms,oranyaccentcolordesired.Sampleworkedwith3yarnsofsimilarcolorandMediumblue.STITCHES:Rib,CableTwist.NOTIONS:Knithook,crochethook,loomdoublehook(optional),tapestryneedle,andstitchmarkers(4coloredrubberbandsworkwell).SIZE:Hatfitsaverageadultandis8.5”deep.
Ifyoulovecablesindoubleknit,trythissnazzy‘readyforwinter’hat.Fourcablesectionsoftwocableseach.Knitonthe‘Rotating’DoubleKnitLoom.
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Workingpegs1-4.Liftfirst2sts,1and2(onerib)andholdondoublehook.Withanotherhook,movests3and4ontopegs1andpeg2.Now,placest1and2fromdoublehookontopeg3andpeg4.
Workingpegs5-8.Doanothertwist(2ribs).Thenrepeattheprocessonallsetsof8stsmarkedwithrubberbands.
#2Twist:Startwith2ndrib.Youwillbetwistingthestitchesintheoppositedirection.Workingpegs1–4.Liftthe2stsonpegs3andpeg4andholdondoublehook.Movests1and2ontopegs3andpeg4.Now,placestsfromdoublehookontopegs1and2.
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Workingpegs5-8.Liftsts7and8withdoublehook.Movests5and6topeg7andpeg8.Nowplacestsfromdoublehookontopegs5andpeg6.
FinishedTwist#2
Repeatthisprocessonallsetsof8stsmarkedwithrubberbands.Hints:Workinloosetensionespeciallytherowbeforeeachtwistrow.Workhookoveroninnerloomfirstasthisloosenstension.Then,workthehookoverontheouterloom. INSTRUCTIONS CastOnall52pegstoworkintheroundinRibstitch.Layanchoryarnandallowendstodanglebelowthelooms.Rnds1-6:WorkinRibstitchforthebrimofhat.Rnd7:WorkTwist#1cableonall4cablesections(8stseach).Weavetheroundinribstitchoverallpegsincludingthecabletwistsandhookover.Rnd8-9-10:RibstitchRnd11:Twist#2cableonall4cablesections.Worktherndinribstitch.Rnd12-13-14:Ribstitch
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Rnd15:Twist#1cableonall4cablesections.Workrndinribstitch.Rnd16-17-18:RibstitchRnd19:Twist#2cableonall4cablesections.Workrndinribstitch.Rnd20-21-22:RibstitchRnd23:Twist#1cableonall4cablesections.Workrndinribstitch.Rnd24-25-26:RibStitchRnd27:Twist#2cableonall4cablesections.Workrndinribstitch.Rnd28-29-30-31-32:RibstitchBindOffusingRibBindOffmethod:Maintainayarntailofaprox12-14”.Keepthe2ribststogether.Placest1onst2asiftododecrease.Thisneedstobethe2stsofonerib.Dothisallaroundtheloomonbothlooms.Youwillhaveeveryotherpegwith2loops.Liftbottomovertopsothatthereisjustonelooponeveryotherpeg.Now,bringtheloopsfrominnerloomtoouterloomsothatthereareagain2loopsoneveryotherpegonouterloom.Usetapestryneedleandyarntailtoworkaroundtheloomandpickuptheloopsonthepegs,sothathatisfreeoftheloom,andallloopsaresecureontheyarn.Lifthatoffloom.Drawupthetopofhat.Goaroundthetopofhata2ndtimetosecureasnugclosure.Knottheyarn,andweaveinends.BindoffatAnchoryarn:Withthecrochethook,pickupbothloopsofoneribatyarntail.Pullonethrutheother.Pickupnextloopofnextrib,andpulloneclosesttohookthrutheother.Dothislooselyaroundentirebrimofhat.Oncecomplete,knotlastloopwithyarntailandweaveinends.Gentlypullouttheanchoryarn.
Finishhatwithahappybigpompom.Usesomedifferentyarnsofshadesofblueorpeacockblueandmaybesomedifferentweights.Wrapabout40timesaroundcardboard.Tiethepompom,cutandtrim.Tietotopofyourhatforafunlook.
