The hat is worked in the round with three solid colors. You start with ribbed knitting and then ribbed knitting in combination with cable. Then you start with color work, 2 colors at the time. When color work is finished you work a few rounds ribbed knitting with cables and then start to cable the rest of the hat with one color.

Size:
One size
Circumference 57 cm (22 ½”)
Length 24 cm (9 ½”)

The size can be adjusted with ticker or thinner yarn or you can change the size of the needles.

Materials:
Fingering/4ply (14 wpi)
MC: 40 grams/153meters/168 yards.
CC1: 20 grams/77 meters/84yards
CC2: 10 grams/38meters/42 yards.

If you want to use a different yarn, use a yarn with corresponding meters and/or gauge to get the measurement as described.

Gauge in stranded knitting:
28 stitches x 36 row = 10 x 10 cm (10”).
Gauge in cable:
36 stitches x 48 row = 10 x 10 cm.

Tools:
Circular 2.5 mm/ (US 1 or 2), 40 cm (16”).
5 DPNs 2.5 mm/ (US 1 or 2).
1 stitch marker.

Difficulty:
Intermediate

Techniques:
Knit, purl, increase, decrease, cable, color work with two colors.