This pattern is included in my new book, Cozy Cables. You can purchase the printed book here.

This hat is inspired by the frozen berry bushes that decorate the landscape in the snowy Blue Mountains in Washington and Oregon. Snowberry is a deceptively simple design. Try your hand at the easiest cable there is, with 2-stitch cables that create the winding branches on this beautiful project. Bobbles introduce a fun element to break up any monotony and keep your interest piqued. This pattern is charted and includes written instructions.

CONSTRUCTION
Snowberry is worked in the round from the brim up, with a 1x1 rib that creates a wonderfully stretchy brim that will fit a wide range of head sizes. Cabled branches and bobbles travel along a reverse stockinette background in the body of the hat.

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

SIZE
One size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
17 inches (43 cm) circumference x 9 inches (23 cm) height, blocked

MATERIALS

YARN
Worsted weight, Malabrigo Worsted (100% Merino wool), 210 yds (192 m) per 100 g-skein

YARDAGE
160 yards (146 m)
Shown In Pearl colorway (1 skein)
Any worsted weight yarn can be used for this pattern.

NEEDLES
For body
US 8 (5 mm) 16-inch (40-cm) circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge

For crown
US 8 (5 mm) DPNs, or size needed to obtain gauge

For brim
US 7 (4.5 mm) 16-inch (40-cm) circular needle, or one size down from needle you make gauge with

NOTIONS
Cable needle
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Blocking materials

GAUGE
20 sts x 29 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) in cable pattern in the round, using larger needle (blocked)

SPECIAL TECHNIQUE
Bobbles