The Abington Hat uses twisted stitches and cables as the focal point of this otherwise simple hat. The reverse stockinette stitches that frame the cable panel help to highlight the fluid, curving nature of the cables. This hat is worked from the bottom up and yields a slightly slouchy hat. If you want to add more length, I suggest adding a few rounds to the ribbing so as not to disturb the cable charts. Not so keen on reverse stockinette- switch to stockinette outside of the cable panel instead!
Yarn
- The Farmers Daughter Fibers. Craggy Tweed DK. Sample shown in the Amos Moses Colorway. 85% Superwash Merino, 15% NEP. 231 yards / 211 meters. 100 grams / 3.5 ounces. Sample in Size Medium used 120 yards / 110 meters.
Needles
- US 4 (3.5 mm) & US 6 (4.0 mm)
Gauge
22 stitches and 29 rounds in 4 in / 10 cm in reverse stockinette in the round after blocking. Cable panel for all sizes measures 5 in / 12.5 cm
Notions
- 7 (8, 9) stitch markers. One unique stitch marker to mark the beginning of round. Cable needle. Tapestry needle. Stainless steel blocking pins. Pom pom (optional)
Sizing
3 Sizes: Small (Medium, Large)
- Small: 14 in / 35.5 cm circumference. Fits head 16-19 in / 40.5-48 cm circumference.
- Medium: 16 in / 40.5 cm circumference. Fits head 18-21 in / 45.75-53 cm circumference.
- Large: 18 in / 46 cm circumference. Fits head 19-22 in / 48.25-56 cm circumference.
Pattern Info
- This pattern has been tech edited & test knit.
- All instructions are written and charted.
About the Name
Abington is the town in Massachusetts where I met my best friend (at her mother’s dancing school) and where we each met the loves our lives- amazingly enough- they happen to be brothers. Since then, our three families have been intertwined much like the twists and cables in this hat. We may not be related by blood, but they are just as much my family and part of my heart. As I worked these twists and cables I remember how many times and ways our lives and paths have intersected and at times moved apart, always coming back together!
