Designer Josie Mercier

Finished Size 18 (21, 24)“ circumference and 8 (8 1/2, 9)” tall. Hat shown measures 21”.

Yarn Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% wool; 275 yd 251 m/1 3/4 oz 50 g): #16 pumpernickel, 1 (1, 2) ball(s).

Needles Size 2 (2.75 mm): 16” circular (cir). Size 3 (3.25 mm): 16” cir and set of double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Marker (m); cable needle (cn); tapestry needle.

Gauge 32 sts and 44 rnds = 4” in cable patt on larger needle.

“The Captain’s Return Hat is a men’s beanie worked in the round with an allover cable pattern. The hat was inspired by my brother,” the designer notes, “a captain in the Canadian military. He spent the summer of 2013 under the scorching Afghanistan sun, and returned home in the late fall just in time for the beginning of the hard Northern Alberta winter.”