Take Notice was created for quarter 1 (Heads) of the Head 2 Toe with Kino and Jo knitalong (KAL), a year-long event with Kino Knits and Jesie Ostermiller. Throughout 2022, knit a pattern in specific categories by either designer for the chance to win prizes! Visit the KAL FAQ page for more information and tag your entries on social media with #Head2ToeKAL.

Several years back, I wanted to put a whopping big cable on a sock pattern – but I had to solve the problem of the cable pulling in and making the socks too small to fit over the heel, so I incorporated hidden increases and decreases to make it all work.

Now I’ve finally given into the temptation of putting that cable somewhere more visible – my head. This extremely stretchy hat is a comfort to wear. It hugs the head without putting it in a death vise! Everyone will be sure to Take Notice of the ribbing that does a little cable dance, then gets back to the business of being ribbing.

Enjoy this first offering in the 2022 Head to Toe with Kino and Jo Knitalong!

What Testers Had to Say:

• “I loved the simplicity of the pattern - but the wow factor of the cable knot.”
• “It’s a beautiful pattern and it reveals itself--it’s a complex pattern comprised of fairly straightforward components. It’s like reading a mystery and you want to see the end.”
• “I loved that there was a written and charted pattern and that both were well formatted. The increases hidden throughout the cable section was a super unique way to incorporate cables into a stretchier item and was still really easy to understand and follow.”
• “I just appreciated the creativity and how many sizes you included! One size does not fit all for hats, so seeing many hat sizes with advice on choosing the right fit was great!”

Skills:

• knitting and purling in the round (ribbing)
• 2x1 and 2x2 cables
• K2tog, P2tog, P2tog tbl, and SSK decreases
• M1P increases

Hat Actual Sizes
(This hat is very stretchy. Choose a size with circumference 4-6”/10-15 cm smaller than your head circumference (circ). When between sizes, choose the smaller size.)

• 1: 17”/43 cm circ, 8”/20 cm height
• 2: 18.25”/46.5 cm circ, 8.25”/21 cm height
• 3: 19.25”/49 cm circ, 8.75”/22 cm height
• 4: 20.25”/51.5 cm circ, 9.25”/23.5 cm height

Yarn Requirements (Includes 10-15% buffer):
Worsted yarn

• 1: 175 yds/160 m
• 2: 190 yds/175 m
• 3: 210 yds/190 m
• 4: 220 yds/200 m

Sample shown in size 2 on 22”/56 cm head AT Haynes House Yarns Alien Worsted (100% wool) (220 yds/201 m per 3.53 oz/100 g). Colorway: Dream Orange.

Blocked Gauge:
30 stitches and 31 rounds per 4”/10 cm in K2, P2 ribbing in the round

Tools:

• 5 stitch markers (1 should be unique)
• 1 cable needle
• tapestry needle
• scissors

Needles:
US 4 (3.5 mm) needles for knitting a small circumference in the round, or size needed to get gauge.

Social Media:
Please post your finished hat on social media with #TakeNoticeHat and #kinoknits and tag @kinoknits.

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