Size

Adult Women's/Men's

Gauge

18 sts = 4 inches in stockinette

Materials

One skein (4 oz, 190 yards) Lamb's Pride Worsted weight. 85% wool, 15% mohair

Size 8 (5 mm) 32” circular needles for magic loop method or DPNs, depending upon preference

Cable Needle

Darning needle

Abbreviations

K – Knit

P – Purl

K2tog – knit 2 together

Ssk – Slip 2 stitches knitwise and knit those two sts tog

Sl, k2tog, psso – Slip on st to the right needle, k2tog, pass slip stitch over

CL – Cable Left – Slip 3 sts to cable needle, hold to front, k3 from left needle, k3 from cable needle

CR – Cable Right – Slip 3 sts to cable needle, hold to back, k3 from left needle, k3 from cable needle

Directions

Cable cast on 80 (90) sts

Ribbing

*P2 (3), k3, p2 (3), k3, p3, k3* Repeat from * to * around until ribbing measures 2.5 (3) inches.

Body of Hat

Work the following pattern three times

Work 6 (7) rows of *P2 (3), k3, p2 (3), k9* Repeat from * to * to end of round.

*P2 (3), k3, p2 (3), CR, k3* Repeat from * to * to end of round.

Work 6 (7) rows of *P2 (3), k3, p2 (3), k9* Repeat from * to * to end of round.

*P2 (3), k3, p2 (3), k3, CL* Repeat from * to * to end of round.

Men's only. Replace the final round of the third repeat with:

*P2, ssk, k1, k2tog, p2, k3, CL* Repeat from * to * to end of round.

Please note - this line has been discussed multiple times in the comments. Please read those if you have questions. I am unable to provide more assistance on this free pattern, so if you have more questions, I recommend the forums at Ravelry.com.