Size; M/G adult (fits heads from 21½" to 24½" circumference)

Material:

1 skein Merino Supreme color 2829

1 pair of nr. 10½ knitting needles

Tapestry needle to sew and hide ends

A 2½" pompom maker (or use another method to make a 2½" pompom)

Gauge:

4" = 14 st × 17 rows in Diamond Cable st

Abbreviations

2k/1kLC = 2/1 left cross: slip 2 stitches purlwise from left nd to cable nd; hold cable nd at the front of the work; knit 1 left-nd stitch; knit the 2 stitches on cable nd.

2k/1pLC = 2/1 left cross: slip 2 stitches purlwise from left nd to cable nd; hold cable nd at the front of the work; purl 1 left-nd stitch; knit the 2 stitches on cable nd.

1k/2kRC = 1/2 right cross: slip 1 stitch purlwise from left nd to cable nd; hold cable nd at the back of the work; knit 2 left-nd stitches; knit the stitch on cable nd.

1p/2kRC = 1/2 right cross: slip 1 stitch purlwise from left nd to cable nd; hold cable nd at the back of the work; knit 2 left-nd stitches; purl the stitch on cable nd.

2/2LC = 2/2 left cross: slip 2 stitches purlwise from left nd to cable nd; hold cable nd at the front of the work; knit 2 left-nd stitches; knit the 2 stitches on cable nd.

BO = bind off

CO = cast on

k = knit

k2tog = knit 2 stitches together (right-leaning decrease)

m1 = make 1 st: lift the strand between stitches, put it on left needle, work it twisted through the back loop

nd = needle(s)

nr = number

st = stitch, stitches

p = purl

RS = right side

sl = slip 1 stitch

sl1k = slip 1 st as if to knit

ssk = sl1k, sl1k, knit these two stitches together through the back loop (left-leaning decrease)

WS = wrong side

yo = yarn over

Stitches used

2×2 rib: k2, *p2, k2, repeat from *. Next rows: work the stitches as they appear.

Diamond Cable stitch (multiple of 16 st +2)

Row 1 (RS): *k2, p5, 2/2LC, p5, repeat from * to last 2 st, k2

Row 2 (WS): work the stitches as they appear

Row 3: *k2, p4, 1p/2kRC, 2k/1kLC, p4, repeat from * to last 2 st, k2

Row 4: p2, *k4, p2, k1, p3, k4, p2, repeat from *

Row 5: *k2, p3, 1k/2kRC, p1, k1, 2k/1pLC, p3, repeat from * to last 2 st, k2

Row 6: p2, *k3, p2, 2×[p1, k1], p2, k3, p2, repeat from *

Row 7: *k2, p2, 1p/2kRC, 2×[k1, p1], 2k/1kLC, p2, repeat from * to last 2 st, k2

Row 8: p2, *k2, p2, 3×[k1, p1], p2, k2, p2, repeat from *

Row 9: *k2, p2, k2, 3×[p1, k1], 2k, p2, repeat from * to last 2 st, k2

Row 10: repeat Row 8

Row 11: *k2, p2, 2k/1pLC, 2×[k1, p1], 1p/2kRC, p2, repeat from * to last 2 st, k2

Row 12: repeat Row 6

Row 13: *k2, p3, 2k/1pLC, p1, k1, 1p/2kRC, p3, repeat from * to last 2 st, k2

Row 14: repeat Row 4

Row 15: *k2, p4, 2k/1pLC, 1p/2kRC, p4, repeat from * to last 2 st, k2

Row 16: work the stitches as they appear

HAT

With nr 10½ needles, CO 66 st.

Work 7 rows of 2/2 rib, ending with a RS row.

Setup row (WS): p2, *k5, p4, k5, repeat from *

Work all 16 rows of Diamond Cable stitch; repeat rows 1 to 10.

Next rows:

Row 27: *k2, p2, k1, ssk, 2×[k1, p1], k2tog, k1, p2, repeat from * to last 2 st, k2

Row 28: p2, *k2, p2, 2×[p1, k1], p2, k2, p2, repeat from *

Row 29: *k2, p2, k1, ssk, p1, k1, k2tog, k1, p2, repeat from * to last 2 st, k2

Row 30: p2, *k2, p2, k1, p3, k2, p2, repeat from *

Row 31: *k2, p2, k1, ssk, k2tog, repeat from * to last 2 st, k2

Row 32: work the stitches as they appear

Row 33: k1, k2tog to last st, k1.

Cut yarn letting a long tail. Insert tail into tapestry needle, pass tail through all st, pull tail to tighten. Use mattress st to sew back of hat invisibly.

Use pompom maker to make a 2½ inches pompom. Sew pompom to top of hat.