My sister Amanda is one-of-a-kind. A save-the-world-while-bettering-herself type, she’s a devoted friend and sister, an intelligent and thoughtful human, a talented musician, and a bunch of other stuff too. I wanted to create a hat that captured some of her spirit—her simple resourcefulness and her ingenuity—and, thus, this beanie was born. With a slightly complicated cable that gets easier with practice and cushy seed stitch texture interspersed between, I think it fits the bill.

This is a written pattern, no chart included.

Yarn: Vanna’s Choice acrylic, 170 yards per 3.5 ounces; Color: 130 Honey; 1 skein.

Needles: US size 8 (5mm) 16” circular and a set of US size 8 (5mm) DPNs.

Notions: You’ll need one stitch marker to demarcate the beginning of the row. If you’d like to mark between the motifs, you’ll want 4 more.

Gauge: 5 stitches and 8 rows = 1” in seed stitch.

Finished Measurements: 8” from brim to top.