Nupps and Kisses by Anna Johanna

Nupps and Kisses

Knitting
September 2024
yarn held together
Lace
+ Lace
= Fingering (14 wpi) ?
30 stitches and 39 rows = 4 inches
in cable pattern
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
492 - 651 yards (450 - 595 m)
S (M) L
English Finnish
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Nupps and Kisses is the sweetest little cabled beanie adorned with cute nupps and xoxo cables. The beanie starts with a neat tubular cast-on, followed by a brim that will be folded and then it’s time for cables. The crown decreases are hidden among the cable pattern.

Size
S (M) L
To fit a head circumference of 20.5 (22) 23.5’’ / 52 (56) 60 cm.

Yarn
Knitting for Olive Compatible Cashmere (100% cashmere, 187 m / 25 g) and Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk, 225 m / 25 g), or other lace weight yarns held together. Another option is to use one strand of fingering/sport weight yarn.

2 balls of Compatible Cashmere and 1 (1) 2 balls of Soft Silk Mohair.

Yardage
Cashmere: 275 (315) 360 yds / 250 (290) 330 m,
Silk Mohair: 220 (245) 290 yds / 200 (225) 265 m.

Needles
US 2½ (3.0 mm) - 16’’ / 40 cm long circular needle and dpns if you prefer to work the crown decreases with them. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge.

Gauge
30 sts x 39 rnds = 4x4’’ / 10x10 cm in cable pattern worked in the round (after blocking).

Other
6 stitch markers, cable needle, tapestry needle.

Finished measurements
Circumference: 15.25 (18.5) 21.5’’ / 38 (46) 54 cm
Length (unfolded): 11.5’’ / 28.5 cm