Perfect details, a little slouch and subtle colour combine for a quietly elegant Hat that you’ll want to wear as much as you love making it. Choose a smooth yarn with not too much variegation to show off Ponderosa’s distinctive motif.

Tutorials are included for cast-on and cast-off techniques as well as how to pick up cast-off stitches to create the beautiful horizontal chain.

Yarn
104 (132, 174, 193) yd/95 (121, 158, 176) m
45yd/41m for a 6x6in/15x15cm swatch in St.St.
DK weight, plied yarn

Needles & Notions
Set 3.25mm/UK10/US3 DPNs/Circular or size needed to obtain gauge
4mm/UK8/US6 needle (for cast-off)
Stitch markers as necessary
Tapestry needle
Cable needle

Sample details
Shown in The Mulberry Dyer Delice DK (123yd/112m per 50g; 50% Baby Alpaca, 50% Silk)

Shown in size 21in/53.25cm on model with 21.75in/55.25cm circumference head

Gauge
24 sts x 32 rows to 4in/10cm on 3.25mm needles over St.St.
24 sts x 30 rows to 4in/10cm on 3.25mm needles over Twisted Rib

Sizes
To fit sizes: 17 (19, 21, 23) in/43.25 (48.25, 53.25, 58.5) cm
Finished size: 14 (16, 18, 20) in/35.5 (40.75, 45.75, 50.75) cm

Skills required
Knit & purl sts, knitting in the round, increases & decreases, specialist cast-on, travelling sts, picking up sts

Pattern contents
Written & charted instructions; illustrated tutorials for Alternate Cable cast-on, Standard Chain cast-off, Picking up Stitches

Accessibility Statement
The main PDF for this pattern is colour blind accessible. It uses black text on a white background. Charts are in greyscale and do not rely on colour.

Support
Do you need help with this pattern? We have a specific discussion thread in the Wormhead’s Hats group where you can ask any questions.

Published February 2018
PDF file size: 3.3MB
Product code: WW332KPonderosa
Technical editors: Heather Murray & Clare Devine