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The first of my Garters and Lace collection, this is a great hat for beginners who want to get a little fancy. It’s mostly garter stitch with just a pop of lace, and the charts are written out so you can knit a quick hat and learn to read lace charts at the same time! Pick a solid or heathered yarn to show stitch definition, settle in with tea and Netflix, and give Hickory a try!

To knit this hat, you will need:
Approximately 175-225 metres/191-246 yards of worsted weight yarn (I used Alpakka Ull in the sample)
3.5 mm circular needles with a 40 cm/16 inch cable (size 4 US)
4.5 mm circular needles with a 40 cm/16 inch cable (size 7 US) or size to obtain gauge
4.5 mm dpns (size 7 US)
Cable needle in similar size to working needle, or spare dpn
Stitch markers
Crochet hook
Tapestry needle

Gauge:
18 stitches/20 rows = 10 cm/4 inches in garter stitch on 4.5 mm needles

Required Skills:
knit, purl, yarnover, left- and right-leaning knit decrease, centered double decrease, making bobbles, cabling

Notes:
The required skills are written into the instructions. An alternative to my written method of making bobbles can be found here.
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