PLICATA

by Katherine Salesin

“I designed this pattern as an homage to the beautiful cedar trees here in my home in the Pacific Northwest. The cable motif echoes the fractal progression from trunk to twig: the central braid could be gnarled bark twisting and climbing upward, or the spine from which soft needles spring; the sloping curves could be heavy branches or dainty sprigs. I wanted to create a pattern that was fresh, modern, and elegant.” 

– Katherine Salesin

A woman with curly hair models a hand knit cabled beanie hat with the title PLICATA by Katherine Salesin

Product description

Wander misty forest paths and winding city streets in the Plicata hat. Twisting cables journey from the trim ribbed brim to a peaked starburst crown, standing out boldly in springy worsted-spun Arbor. Blaze your own trail by knitting Plicata from charts or from written instructions — the choice is yours!

Designer: Katherine Salesin

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Photography by Nicholas Wilson

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Plicata

Cabled Hat

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Skill Level 2 of 5
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Arbor Yarn American Targhee Wool
$18.75 / 145 yd (132 m)
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  • Product description

    Wander misty forest paths and winding city streets in the Plicata hat. Twisting cables journey from the trim ribbed brim to a peaked starburst crown, standing out boldly in springy worsted-spun Arbor. Blaze your own trail by knitting Plicata from charts or from written instructions — the choice is yours!

    Designer: Katherine Salesin

    Share on social #PlicataHat

    Photography by Nicholas Wilson

  • Pattern materials

    YARN

    Brooklyn Tweed Arbor — 100% American Targhee Wool (145 yards/132 meters per 50 grams)


    YARDAGE

    • 198 yards/181 meters of DK weight wool yarn


    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: 4.5 mm (US 7)

    Size B (for Ribbing)

    • One 16”/40 cm circular needle two sizes smaller than Size A
    • Suggested Size: 3.75 mm (US 5)

  • Pattern specs

    CONSTRUCTION

    • This hat is worked circularly from brim to crown.


    FINISHED DIMENSIONS

    20”/51 cm circumference, unstretched; 8½”/21.5 cm length, blocked

    Note: Hat is sized to fit head sizes ranging from 20–24”/51–61 cm


    GAUGE

    • 28 stitches & 30 rounds = 4”/10 cm in Plicata Pattern with Size A needle, after blocking, unstretched


    Please note: the stitch patterns used for this accessory may be worked from written or charted instructions.


  • Techniques

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

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Katherine Salesin

Hanover, New Hampshire

Katherine is a scientist by day and avid knitter / budding knitwear designer by night. Like her current studies, she loves knitting due to its harmony between science and art, the meticulous and the creative.

IG: @knitquations