Product description

Get your cable fix with this one-skein cap in Shelter. A deep edging of twisted rib buds into an ornate cable motif that decreases to forms a sunburst at the crown. The fabric is stretchy enough to fit most adult heads. Handsome in any color, this design is great for using up insurance skeins from larger projects or for playing with new shades you’ve been wanting to try. Snare is worked entirely from charts.

Designer: Norah Gaughan

Collection: Men Volume 2

 

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Snare

Twisted-Stitch Brimmed Cap

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Skill Level 3 of 5
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  • Product description

    Get your cable fix with this one-skein cap in Shelter. A deep edging of twisted rib buds into an ornate cable motif that decreases to forms a sunburst at the crown. The fabric is stretchy enough to fit most adult heads. Handsome in any color, this design is great for using up insurance skeins from larger projects or for playing with new shades you’ve been wanting to try. Snare is worked entirely from charts.

    Designer: Norah Gaughan

    Collection: Men Volume 2

     

  • Pattern materials

    YARDAGE

    • 140 yards of worsted weight wool yarn


    YARN

    • 1 skein of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g)
    • Photographed in color Tent


    Note: The sample hat used almost 1 full skein. If you plan to make a longer hat or if your gauge is tighter than the given gauge, be sure to purchase an extra skein.


  • Pattern specs

    CONSTRUCTION

    • The hat is worked circularly from the brim to the crown.


    GAUGE

    • 23 stitches & 32 rounds = 4″ in Snare Chart pattern with Size A needle(s), after blocking


    NEEDLES

    Size A (for Main Fabric):

    • One 16″ circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
    • Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)


    Size B (for Ribbing):

    • One 16″ circular needle*, two sizes smaller than Size A
    • Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)


    *32″ circular needle can be used instead of 16″ circular and DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumferences in the round.


    FINISHED DIMENSIONS

    • 20¾” circumference (to comfortably fit average adult head sizes 20-23″)
    • 9″ length (7″ length with rib folded up 2″)


    Please note: the stitch patterns for this garment are charted only.


  • Techniques

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

    • Rib Cabled Cast On



  • Pattern Updates

    22 March 2016: Version 2.0

    On page 5, the following sentence was added to the end of the initial paragraph:

    Place marker for BOR and join for working in the round, being careful not to twist your ring of stitches.

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