SKILL:
Intermediate - This hat is jammed full of cables! Over 450 cables actually! I don’t tell you this to scare you off (all the cables are really basic I promise) but so you can have bragging right when you show fellow knitters what you made!

YARN:
I highly recommend using animal fibres for this hat. You will need to block it to relax the cables - otherwise it will come out too small.

Hat - Approximately 135-150 yds (125-140 m) of bulky weight wool. Sample uses Patons, Classic Wool Bulky, in Natural Mix.

Optional Pompom - Approximately 30 yds (27 m) of bulky weight wool.Sample uses Patons, Classic Wool Bulky, in Spring Green.

GAUGE:
12 sts x 16 rows = 4” (10 cm) in stocking stitch, blocked with larger needles

NEEDLES:
US #11 / 8 mm and US #10.5 / 6.5 mm or size needed to obtain gauge

ADDITIONAL TOOLS:
Cable needle, 3 stitch markers (1 stitch marker should be different to indicate beginning of round)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS:
To fit an average youth/adult head
Approximately 18” (46 cm) unstretched / 22” (56 cm) stretched x 11” (28 cm) high

Pattern is fully charted and has complete written instructions.
If you love charts only, print pages 1,2,5.
If you love written instruction only, print pages 1-4.

PLETHORA - pleth-er-uh - overabundance; excess

Great care has been taken to ensure this pattern is error free through editing and testing. If you find an error please contact me through pm or via email (eviescottdesigns at gmail dot com) and I will help sort things out.