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This deeply textured beanie uses the same beaded cable found on the Far Hills Scarf, so you can knit a matched set. Here the cable is reinterpreted as chains of diminishing horseshoes that encircle the hat as they climb to the crown. A tubular cast-on yields a durable double-rib edge that’s elastic enough to fit most adult heads. The hat is worked from a large chart in two skeins of Shelter or one skein of Ranch 01.

This pattern was published as part of Jared Flood’s first print book, WOOLENS. You can purchase all patterns in this collection as an ebook at brooklyntweed.com.

Construction

The hat is worked in the round from the brim to the crown.

Yardage

Shelter Version:

• 190 yards of worsted weight wool yarn

Ranch 01 Version:

• 174 yards of worsted weight wool yarn

Yarn

Shelter Version:

• 2 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams)
• Photographed in colors Foothills & Artifact

Ranch 01 Version:

• 1 skein of Brooklyn Tweed Ranch 01 (100% American Rambouillet wool; 220 yards/100 grams)
• Photographed in color Madder

Gauge

• 27 stitches & 30 rounds = 4” in Far Hills Hat Chart pattern with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• One 18-stitch motif from Chart (half of chart, measured at Rounds 1-14) measures approximately 2¾” wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking

Needles

Size A (for Main Fabric)
One 16” circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

Size B (for Ribbing)
One 16” circular needle, three sizes smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Size C (for Tubular Cast On only)
One 16” circular needle, one size smaller than Size B
Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

32? circular needle can be used instead of DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumferences in the round.

If you have adjusted the needle size to obtain the correct gauge, it may or may not be necessary to make a matching adjustment to the needle size used for Tubular Cast On due to variance in individual work. You may wish to test your chosen cast-on method on your swatch.

Finished Dimensions

• 21¼“ [54 cm] circumference; 8¾” [22.5 cm] length (to comfortably fit head sizes 20-24” [51-61cm])

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

• 2x2 Tubular Cast On (Circular knitting; multiple of 4 stitches)

Skill Level

3 out of 5

Please note: the stitch patterns in this hat are charted only.