Pretty much all winter, you’ll find my mom, Debbie, wearing a cozy knit hat to ward off the wind and the chill. Often, they’re ones my sister has crocheted, or I have knit. Growing up in Southwest Virginia & Northeast Tennessee, we called these hats “toboggans”. I know that confuses our northern neighbors, but that’s just what we call them.

When I first learned to knit, Mom started knitting lessons with me. She had knit long ago, but it was never her main craft. Over the years, knitting has become something we’ve bonded over. We’ve attended classes, knit nights, and retreats. We’ve spent a lot of time, just knitting and chatting together. These will be cherished memories for me. Her hands won’t allow her to knit for long periods of time, and she wonders how long she’ll be able to knit at all. She’d like to test knit for me, but knitting is slow for her now, and sometimes painful. But she will be the recipient of my sample knits, as she is so very knit-worthy!

This delightfully cabled hat is slightly slouchy with an optional fold-over brim. It works upward with dancing diamond cables, which transform into a cabled swirl at the crown. Add a pompom or show off your swirled stitches.

The Debbie Toboggan is a ladies’ sized hat.
You’ll need
-a little over one skein of worsted weight yarn
-some stitch markers
-a yarn needle.
-cable needle is optional.

Skills include:
-cast on
-bind off
-knit
-purl
-cabling
-decreasing
-sewing up the ends.
Check out examples on instagram, under #debbiestoboggan