Note: this is a very lightly slouched hat. It does not droop like a regular slouch.

About the Pattern:
I’ve always wanted to knit up a lightly-slouched hat that had one main cable panel for interest. I came up with this dunne-like cable pattern that intertwines gartered stitches with twisted stockinette stitches. The main body of the hat has a textured garter stitch pattern that resembles sand.

Construction: Bottom-up, worked in the round.

Sizes: Preemie, baby, toddler, child, teen and adult.

Gauge: 11sts=2’’ and 22 rows=2’’ in pattern.

Materials:
-Under 175 yards of worsted weight yarn. Pattern seen in Bernat -Satin Solids.
-----170yds used for size adult
-Set 5 of dpns in size US 6/2.75mm, or 40’’ size US 6 circular needle (for “magic loop”)
-1 cable and 1 darning needle.
-2 stitch markers
-Optional: 3 buttons

Abbreviations: K=knit Dpns= double pointed needles Sts=stitches p2tog=purl 2 sts together Rd(s)=round(s) Ktbl= knit through the back of the loop Rep=repetition
C8B= slide 4 sts onto cable needle, hold in back of work, knit 4 sts from left needle, then the 4 sts from saved the cable needle. C8F= slide 4 sts onto cable needle, hold in front of work, knit 4 sts from left needle, then the 4 sts from saved the cable needle.