January Hat Pattern

The first design in the 2019 Year of Hats is the January Hat by Kelbourne's very own Courtney Kelley in Germantown yarn.

The January Hat features integrated ribbing, large diamond cables, and many, many delightful bobbles. A pom pon tops it all off.

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YARN
Kelbourne Woolens Germantown (100% N. American Wool; 220 yds/100 gm skein): sage 340, 1 skein.

GAUGE
1 patt repeat (18 sts and 28 rnds) = 3.25” (8 cm) wide and 4.75” (12 cm) long, after blocking.

NEEDLES
1 – 16” (40 cm) US 6 (4 mm) circular.
1 – 16” (40 cm) US 7 (4.5 mm) circular.
1 – set US 7 (4.5 mm) DPNs.
Check your gauge and adjust needle size(s) accordingly if necessary.

NOTIONS
Darning needle, stitch marker(s), 2 cable needles.

SIZE
16.25” (41.25 cm) circumference, unstretched, 8.75” (22.25 cm) height.

SKILLS
Knitting, purling, cable patterns from charts, bobbles.

Worthy of Note
The January Hat is worked in the round from the bottom up. Due to the traveling cable, starting with Round 3, the beginning of the round shifts to the right one stitch on odd numbered round for the first 12 rounds. The beginning of the round then shifts back on odd numbered Rounds 15–25, then back again for the top decreases. The shift is written into the pattern and the marker should always fall before the ‘k2’ of the first diamond cable motif.