When I first held a skein of the 3-ply version of our Gulf Coast Native, I knew I had to make something with cables. The yarn’s round, plumphand begged for strong dimensional stitches. So I used a large double cable alternating with one of my favorites, a single column of Honeycomb stitch. With this much going on in the hat proper, I gave it a clean edge--no rib to distract the eye.

This pattern comes free with a purchase of 3-ply Aran weight Gulf Coast Native.

Yarn
Stone Wool Gulf Coast Native (limited edition)
100% Gulf Coast Native wool; 178 yds (163 m) /100g
1 skein undyed, 3-ply Aran weight

Needles
One 16” / 40 cm circular needle (circ) in size US 9 / 5.5 mm
One set double-pointed needles (dpns) in size US 9 / 5.5 mm
Or size to obtain gauge

Notions
Stitch marker(s)
Cable needle (cn)
Tapestry needle

Gauge
13-st double cable = 2.25” 5.5 cm wide, worked in the rnd
23-st cable pattern repeat = 4.25” 11 cm wide, worked in the rnd