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Gordes is a richly-cabled hat inspired by its namesake, a medieval French city spiraling up a Provençal mountainside. Made in softly heathered Gilliatt by De Rerum Natura, this semi-woolen spun — sourced and spun in France — lent the perfect aesthetic to this cozy beanie inspired by the twisting, cobblestone streets and architecture of Gordes.

This hat is worked from the bottom up with a foldable brim from an optional tubular cast on. Squishy 1x1 rib flows into the signature cables that climb the body of the hat and elegantly decrease away into the crown.

Finished Sizes
One size; 18” / 45.75 cm finished circumference (unstretched), after blocking; 8” / 20.5 cm finished height (folded), after blocking; 10.75” / 27.5 cm, finished height (unfolded), after blocking. Note: Hat will stretch to fit a 19”- 23” / 48.25 - 58.5 cm head circumference.

Yarn
De Rerum Natura Gilliatt (French mérinos d’Arles, Portuguese black merino; 270 yards / 250 m; 3.5 oz. / 100 g): poivre et sel (heathered brown), 1 skein
OR
any worsted weight yarn; 215 yds / 197 m.

Needles
Size A (for hat body): Size US 8 / 5 mm: 16” / 40 cm circular (circ) and double-pointed needles (dpn), or preferred method for working small-circumferences.
Size B (for ribbing): Size US 5 / 3.75 mm: 16” / 40 cm circular (circ), or preferred method for working small-circumferences.
Size C (optional, for tubular cast on): Size US 4 / 3.5 mm: 16” / 40 cm circular (circ), or preferred method for working small-circumferences.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions
Cable needle (cn); tapestry needle; stitch markers (m); optional, waste yarn.

Gauge
26 sts and 33 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in 1x1 rib on Size B needle, after blocking.
1 Chart Rep = 3.5” / 9 cm wide and 1.5” / 4 cm height on Size A needle, after blocking.

Skills Required
Cabling with/or without a cable needle (cn); decreasing; chart reading; (optional) tubular cast on.

Design Notes

• Gordes is worked from the bottom up in the round on circular needles.
• All slipped sts are slipped purlwise unless otherwise directed.
• The body of this hat is fully-charted with references to the written instructions. Please read pattern carefully before starting chart.

Meghan Babin is the co-founder of Hudson + West Co. and former editor of Interweave Knits (2015-2018). In addition to owning an American yarn company with her dear friend and business partner, Sloane Rosenthal, she occasionally has the itch to design with other yarns. She hails from the lower Hudson Valley region of New York where she currently lives, designs, and runs H+W HQ East. Her designs and creative work are largely inspired by the dichotomy between New York City and the wilds of the Hudson Valley. Follow her on Instagram @meggospurls. Find her designs on Ravelry and her website, www.meggospurls.com.

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