Part of the Very Chic series, She-Cat is a chic little hat with a sideways-cabled brim and sleek reverse stockinette crown; it’s interesting to knit and perfect to wear everywhere. Dropped stitches between cables create an extra soft and stretchy brim, and add just enough knitting excitement and fashion-y detail.

Techniques & Skills Used: Provisional CO, knit/purl, decreasing, cables, dropped stitches, knitting in the round, grafting or optional 3-needle bind off; this pattern includes both a chart for the brim and full written instructions, a photo tutorial for grafting the brim, and a link to my basic grafting instructions.

Size: S (L); 20 (22.5)” circumference, unstretched, after gentle blocking.

Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted (100% merino wool; 210 yards/100g); 1 skein, or approximately 100 (130) yards of worsted weight yarn. Size S shown in Apple Green and Size L shown in Hollyhock.

Other Materials: US 8 (5mm) 16” circular needle, or 32” circular needle if using Magic Loop, or size to match gauge; Scrap yarn for provisional CO; Stitch markers (2); Cable needle; Yarn needle; Crochet hook (any size) to help with raveling stitches; 4 non-slippery US 8 (5mm) dpns, preferably two different colors, for grafting.

Gauge: 18 st and 28 rows/4” in reverse stockinette stitch, after gentle blocking. One 16-row cable repeat is 2.5” wide.

For the other designs in the Very Chic series, see Kind of Very Chic, Chic Mega Cowl, Very Chic Scarf, and Melony, A Very Chic Cowl.