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Spending time walking through woodland areas and pausing to take a moment to stand at the base of the enormous trees. Looking up and following the branches as they stretch out above me.

The winding branches of these magnificent trees inspired this hat, Among the Trees. This perspective of the tree trunks fading away and branches stretching out into a vast canopy is recreated with all-over cables.

Among the Trees is a seamless hat design. It is created in the round from the brim up to the crown. Twisting cables weave their way along the body of the hat and create a flowering crown.

Sizes

1 (2, 3)

Finished Measurements

• Hat circumference: 41 (49.5, 58) cm / 16 (19.5, 22.75)”
• Hat length: 20 cm / 8”

Yarn

Garthenor Organic, Number 3 (100% Organic Breed Specific Wool; 90-115 metres / 98-126 yards per 50 g)

145 (180, 220) metres / 160 (200, 240) yards

Sample shown is knit in colourway Chalk. Susi wears a size 1 with 10 cm / 4” of negative ease at the brim.

Needles

3.75 mm / US 5 circular needle with a cable length of at least 40 cm / 16” (or needle size to obtain gauge)
3.75 mm / US 5 double-pointed needles (or needle size to obtain gauge)
3.25 mm / US 3 circular needle with a cable length of at least 40 cm / 16” (or needle size to obtain gauge)

Gauge

24 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (in the round, in reverse stockinette, on larger needle, after blocking)
One repeat of Chart A, 24 sts x 24 rows = 8.25 x 9.5 cm / 3.25 x 3.75” (in the round, in cable pattern, on larger needle, after blocking)

Notions

• Blocking tools (blocking mats, t-pins)
• Cable needle
• Darning needle
• Scrap yarn
• Stitch markers • Tape measure

Contributors

• Photography, Hair & Make-up: Melinda Dela Costa
• Model: Susanne Schneider
• Tech Editing: Marina Skua & Jessica Schwab
• Graphic Design: Camille Romano

Among The Trees is one of the 12 modern, playful patterns featured in Issue 6 of Making Stories Magazine.

Accessibility: Issue 6 includes an Easy to Read digital pdf issue. It is written in all black text, 22 point Verdana sans serif font, no italics and with fully written directions. No charts are used for this version. It has also been specially formatted to be read clearly by screen readers and is fully screen reader accessible.

Issue 6 is available through our webshop in print and digital as well as in a subscription, through our Ravelry store as a digital version and our stockists.

About Making Stories Magazine

With Making Stories Magazine, we strive to feature companies and makers who focus on sustainability, transparency, fairness and equity in their work. We love telling their stories and hope to inspire and enable crafters to make conscious and informed decisions about the materials they use and the companies they support.