There’s nothing like a good cabled hat for chilly days. Alterna features squishy alternating cables in a cozy worsted weight yarn.

Yarn
Miss Babs Intrepid
100% Targhee Wool; 280 yd/4 oz (255 m/115 g) skeins
1 (1, 1) skein, shown in Makrut Lime
Or approximately 115 (175, 200) yards/105 (160, 183) meters of worsted weight yarn.

Sizes
1 (2, 3)
To fit: Toddler (Adult Medium, Adult Large)
Shown in Size 2, Adult Medium

Finished Measurements
Brim circumference: 17½ (20, 22½)”/37.5 (44, 50, 56) cm
Height: 7¼ (9, 9)”/18 (22.5, 22.5) cm

Needles

• US 8 (5.0 mm) circular needle, 16”/40 cm long, or size to obtain gauge
• US 8 (5.0 mm) double-pointed needles or preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round, or size to obtain gauge
• US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle, 16”/40 cm long, or four sizes smaller than needle used to obtain gauge

Gauge
Blocked: 21 stitches and 28 rounds = 4”/10 cm square in cable pattern
One 13-stitch cable pattern repeat = 2.5”/6 cm wide after blocking

Notions

• Cable needle
• Stitch marker
• Tapestry needle