With its intertwining + winding cables like vines, Jude by Brenda K.B. Anderson is inspired by arbors dripping with ivy. The interlocking cable stitch is hypnotic and easy to memorize. Made in Weld, this hat is warm enough for a winter day, but wearable well into the the spring + fall.

FINISHED SIZE
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6): 16.5 (17.5, 18.75, 20, 21.25, 22.25)” / 42 (44.5, 47.5, 51, 54, 56.5) cm finished circumference, unstretched; 8 (9.25, 9.75, 10, 10.5, 11)” / 20.5 (23.5, 25, 25.5, 26.5, 28) cm height. Hat shown is Size 4; hat fits best with 1-2” (2.5-5 cm) of negative ease.

Yarn
Hudson + West Co. Weld (70% U.S. Merino / 30% U.S. Corriedale; 200 yds / 183 m; 1.76 oz. / 50 g): mustard (mustard yellow), 2 skeins (all sizes).

Needles
Size A (for hat): Size US 1 (2.25 mm): 16” (40 cm]) circs, double-pointed needles (dpn), and spare circ for three needle join.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions
Stitch markers or locking stitch markers (m); cable needle (cn); smooth waste yarn; tapestry needle; Size D/3 / 3.25 mm crochet hook.

Gauge
28 sts and 38 rows = 4” (10 cm) in 3x1 Rib on Size A needle, after blocking.
24 sts and 40 rnds (2 cable repeats) = 2.25” / 6 cm wide and 4” (10 cm) tall in cable stitch pattern, blocked.

Skills Required
Decreasing; cabling with or without a cable needle; crochet-chain provisional cast on; three needle join.

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