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Cable Chevron Hat
The back. Pretty, no? (in a manly way of course)
Cable Chevron Hat
The inspiration for this hat was simple:
our neighbors keep blowing the snow
out of our driveway, and my husband
suffers from a monumental guilt
complex about it. So he asked me to
make a hat for the man across the
street, presumably to keep his head
warm while he's taking care of our
snow...
Yarn: Berroco Blackstone Tweed
Chunky (65% Wool, 25% Superkid
Mohair, 10% Angora Rabbit Hair; 60
yards [55 meters]/50 grams); #6656
Narragansett - 2 skeins
Needles: One 16" circular needle in size
9, one 16" circular needle in size 10.5,
one set of double-pointed needles (dpns), also in size 10.5, and a
cable needle (cn) or double-pointed needle for cabling
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch marker or scrap yarn to mark row
Gauge: 13 stitches = 4 inches
Using your size 9 needle, cast on 72 stitches, place marker, and
join in round. Knit six rows in a k2, p2 ribbing, and then switch to
your size 10.5 circular needle. Now, we'll get started on the main
pattern, which is Cable Chevron from page 290 of Barbara G.
Walker's A Treasury of Knitting Patterns. And it goes like so:
Row 1: knit
Row 2: * slip next three stitches to cn and hold in back, k3, then
k3 from cn; slip next stitches to cn and hold in front, k3, then k3
from cn; rep from *
Rows 3 - 8: knit
Knits rows 1 - 8 three times, and then knit rows 1 - 4 once more. Then, it's time to begin the decreases, which go
as follows:
Decrease Row 1: * ssk, k8, k2tog *
Decrease Row 2: knit
Switch to your dpns whenever you're ready.

2. Decrease Row 3: * ssk, k6, k2tog *
Decrease Row 4: * ssk, k4, k2tog *
Decrease Row 5: * ssk, k2, k2tog *
Decrease Rows 6 & 7: * ssk, k2tog *
Clip tail, thread through remaining 6 stitches, and pull tight. Thread to inside of hat and knot. Tuck in ends.