Winter’s Path is a beautiful, fast hat with a single cable and lace motif. Written both for bulky yarn and worsted weight cotton.

This Christmas I wanted a pattern that would look fabulous on my mother for a gift. She’s allergic to wool, so I designed it in Blue Sky’s amazing cotton. To make a cotton hat that doesn’t get floppy and baggy (and stays put in our winds), I used a smaller cast-on number than would be normal for worsted weight. And then I realized that this pattern could also be knit with bulky yarn. I’ve knit 2 bulky versions and they won’t be my last!

SKILLS USED
•knit and purl
•working in the round
•cabling
•yo
•k2tog, ssk

APPROXIMATE YARDAGE: (with a 15% buffer)
Child: 100 yd. / 92m, Small: 110 yd. / 100m, Medium: 140 yd. / 128m, Large: 180 yd. / 165m

GAUGE
stockinette in the round
Cotton Worsted Version: 18 sts and 27 rows = 4” / 10cm
Bulky Version: 16 sts and 24 rows = 4” / 10cm

NOTIONS
•cable needle
•darning needle
•3 stitch markers

This pattern has been test knit.

I’d love to see your version. Tag it with #imaginedlandscapesknits on Instagram!