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We’re all about hats at H+W, and Emily Greene always has another snuggly knit hat up her sleeves. Morgan is a two-fer cabled beanie or watchcap, featuring interlocking, criss-cross cables around the body. This hat is worked from the bottom up in the round, starting with an optional tubular cast on. Sized inclusively for every head this hat is beckoning for the front line in your autumn/winter hat rotation.

FINISHED SIZE
1 (2, 3, 4); 16 (17.75, 19.5, 21.25)” / 40.5 (45, 49.5, 54) cm finished circumference (unstretched), beanie 8.5 (watchcap 11)” / beanie 21.5 (watchcap 28) cm finished height (brim unfolded). Watchcap and Beanie shown in Size 2.

Yarn
Hudson + West Co. Weld (70% U.S. Merino / 30% U.S. Corriedale; 200 yds / 183 m; 1.76 oz. / 50g): Version 1 (beanie): juniper, 1 (1, 1, 2) skeins. Version 2 (watchcap): lake, 2 (2, 2, 2) skeins.

Needles
Size A (for main fabric): US 2.5 (3.0 mm): 16” (40 cm) circular and double-pointed needles.
Size B (for optional tubular cast on): US 2 (2.75 mm: 16” (40 cm) circular needle.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions
Stitch markers or locking stitch markers (m); cable needle (cn); waste yarn (optional) for tubular cast on; tapestry needle.

Gauge
36 sts and 42 rows = 4” 10 cm in 1x1 Rib on Size A needle.
One 16-stitch repeat of chart = 1.75” 4.5 cm wide on Size A needle.

Skills Required
Cabling with a cable needle; decreasing; optional tubular cast on; chart reading.

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