Hinoki

CONSTRUCTION

• The Hinoki hat is worked circularly from the bottom up.
• The cable motif integrates seamlessly into a flower-inspired crown motif at the top of the cap.
• The Hinoki and Crown Patterns may be worked from charts or from written instructions.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 21”/53.5 cm circumference; 8¼”/21 cm length
• Note: Hat is sized to fit head sizes ranging from 20-24”/51-61 cm circumference.

GAUGE

• 32 stitches & 42 rounds = 4”/10 cm in Cable Pattern with Size A needle(s), after wet blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric) 

• One 16”/40 cm circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3.5 mm (US 4)

Size B (for Ribbing) 

• One 16”/40 cm circular needle two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 2.75 mm (US 2)

Size C (optional; for Tubular Cast On only) 

• One 16”/40 cm circular needle, one size smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 2.25 mm (US 1)

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

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Peerie — 100% American Merino Wool (210 yards/192 meters per 50 grams)

• 1 skein
• Note: This hat uses exactly 1 skein. You may wish to consider purchasing an extra skein due to variations in individual work.
• Photographed in color Seaglass

YARDAGE

• 210 yards/192 meters of fingering weight wool yarn

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

• Rib Cabled Cast On
• 1x1 Tubular Cast On
• Cabling Without a Cable Needle