Roil Hat by Jared Flood

Roil Hat

Knitting
January 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 37 rows = 4 inches
in Cable Pattern
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
225 yards (206 m)
20½"/52 cm circumference, unstretched; 8¼"/21 cm length
English
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“A unique cable pattern brings epic texture to your hat collection! This allover honeycomb stitch is interwoven with columns of textural tuck stitches throughout for a rhythmic, undulating fabric that is exceptionally squishy. An offset-ribbed brim flows seamlessly into the cable pattern, which continues unbroken into a floret-shaped crown design, giving the hat an artful cohesion throughout.” — designer, Jared Flood

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


Construction

  • The hat is worked circularly from the bottom up, beginning with a ribbed brim worked on a needle 3-4 sizes smaller than your main needle. Going down several needle sizes this way improves the fit of this hat and creates a sturdy ribbed brim, from which the cables will emerge in an unbroken pattern.
  • After completion of the ribbed brim, you will switch to main needle and work an increase round. The increased number of stitches is necessary to provide the proper ease for the cable patterning within the body of the hat.
  • After completion of the unshaped portion of the hat body, crown shaping is worked to close the top of the hat. The decreases have been designed to integrate invisibly into the cable pattern, maintaining an unbroken look throughout the entire project.

Finished Dimensions

  • 20½“/52 cm circumference, unstretched
  • 8¼“/21 cm length
  • To fit head sizes: 20-23”/51-58.5 cm

Yarn

225 yards/205 meters of any Brooklyn Tweed worsted weight yarn or any Brooklyn Tweed DK weight yarn

  • Sample 1 photographed in Arbor color Cobbler
  • Sample 2 photographed in Shelter color Almanac
  • Sample 3 photographed in Shelter color Pollen
  • Sample 4 photographed in Re•Ply Rambouillet color Root

Gauge

  • 28 stitches & 37 rounds per 4”/10 cm in Cable Pattern with main needle, after blocking

Needles

Main needles

  • Suggested Size: US 6 (4 mm)
  • One 16” (40cm) circular needle
  • One set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)

Ribbing needle

  • Suggested size US 3 (3.25 mm)
  • Three or four sizes smaller than main needles
  • One 16” (40cm) circular needle

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

Skill Level
3 out of 5: Intermediate