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Step into your own with a cap both classic and cool. Rao is at home on any head, radiating casual comfort with a stylish edge. Waffled cartridge belt rib adds dimension to this quintessential beanie, crisply pronounced in Arbor’s Targhee wool. A slightly ruched crown draws the eye up, in praise of independent thinking and innovation. Add your personal flair with a contrasting cast on or invite the solid color to proudly speak for itself.

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Please note: the stitch patterns used for this accessory include written as well as charted instructions.

Construction

• This hat is worked circularly from the brim to the crown.

Finished Dimensions

• 19¼“/49 cm circumference; 8”/20.5 cm length
• Note: Hat is sized to fit head sizes ranging from 19–23”/ 48.5-58.5 cm circumference.

Yarn

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor — 100% American Targhee Wool (145 yards/132 meters per 50 grams)

One-Color Version

• 2 skeins
• Photographed in color Spruce

Two-Color Version

• 2 skeins of Main Color (MC); 1 skein of Color 1 (C1)
• Photographed in colors Treehouse (MC) and Seaglass (C1)

Yardage

One-Color Version

• 200 yards/183 meters of DK weight wool yarn

Two-Color Version

• 195 yards/179 meters MC; 5 yards/5 meters C1 of DK weight wool yarn

Gauge

• 25 stitches & 42 rows = 4”/10 cm in Cartridge Belt Rib with Size A needle, after blocking

Needles

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One 16”/40 cm circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3.75 mm (US 5)

Size B (optional; for Italian Tubular Cast On only)

• One pair of straight needles or a circular needle (any length), two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3.25 mm (US 3)

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

Video – Italian Tubular Cast On (optional)
Video – Rib Cabled Cast On (optional)
Reading Charts
Blocking 101
Knitwear Care

Skill Level
1 out of 5: Beginner