Simonside by Katya Frankel

Simonside

Knitting
November 2013
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in 2x2 rib pattern
US 8 - 5.0 mm
140 yards (128 m)
Finished circumference 16 (17¾, 19½, 21¼, 22¼) in / 40.5 (45, 49.5, 54, 56.5) cm.
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This simple, chunky, ribbed hat sports a distinctive cable on one side. It’s just enough cable to suggest the wings of Mercury – and just enough to introduce a new cable knitter to the joys of moving stitches around.

  • Intermediate difficulty – Knit, purl, simple cabling, working in the r round.
  • Finished circumference 16 (17¾, 19½, 21¼, 22¼) in / 40.5 (45, 49.5, 54, 56.5) cm. Shown in size 19½ in.
  • To fit head circumference 18 (20, 21.5, 23, 24) in / 45.5 (51, 54.5, 58.5, 61) cm.
  • Yarn 2 balls of Jil Eaton MinnowMerino (100% superwash merino; 77 yds / 70m per 50g skein); #01161.
  • Needles and notions US #8 (5mm) circular needles or a set of dpns. Adjust needle size as needed to obtain correct gauge. Stitch marker, yarn needle.
  • GAUGE 18 sts and 25 rnds = 4 in / 10cm in 2×2 rib pattern, measured slightly stretched.