Babbling Brook Beanie by Marie Greene

Babbling Brook Beanie

Knitting
March 2021
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in cable pattern, blocked
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
170 - 210 yards (155 - 192 m)
Preemie (Baby, Toddler, Child, Teen/Adult Sm, Adult Lg)
English

This pattern is featured in the book Knit a Little by Marie Greene.

I first learned to knit cables in a phone call with my Grandma Margery. It was back in the day of long distance calling and early home internet, and frankly, I had no one else to ask. She cleared it up for me quickly: cables are just stitches that cross over other stitches – that’s it. It was so simple I couldn’t believe I had to ask. But we all start somewhere, don’t we? Thank goodness for cables - they’re the star of the show in this close-fitting little beanie.

Yarn
Worsted weight | Cascade 220 | 100% superwash wool | 220 yards/ 201 meters in 100 g | 170 (180, 190, 200, 210, 210) yards/155 (165, 174, 183, 192, 192) meters

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Preemie (Baby, Toddler, Child, Teen/Adult Sm, Adult Lg)

Finished Measurements
Head circumference: 9 (12, 15, 16.5, 18, 19.5) in/22.5 (30, 37.5, 41.25, 45, 48.75) cm
Brim to crown: 6.2 (6.7, 8.2, 8.7, 8.7, 9.2) in/15.5 (16.75, 20.5, 21.75, 21.75, 23) cm

Needles
US Size 4/3.5 mm (12-16 in/30-40 cm) circular needle – ribbing
US Size 5/3.75mm (12-16 in/30-40 cm) circular needle – body of hat
US Size 5/3.75mm DPNs – to close crown

Gauge
24 st and 28 rows in 4 in/10 cm in cable pattern with largest needle
Use needle size necessary to achieve gauge. Adjust other needle sizes accordingly.

Notions
Darning needle to weave ends
Cable needle