Accessories For Warmth - Part 1: In Knitting

It's cold out there.  And in this time of harried excitement, shopping, cooking, prepping, and generally trying to keep one's sanity, it is important to keep your head warm.   So take a moment, breath, and hopefully, enjoy this cap.  The tight cabling on top will help to keep out those dastardly winds and keep your ears from freezing to your head.  It is also designed to be double sided, so if you spill your drink or your mother-in-law's parrot takes exception to one side, you can turn in inside out and it will be as if never happened (from an outsider's perspective).

This cap is another one to come out of the archives.  It came about while I was experimenting with double sided cables and ribbing.  The two work together pretty well for a stocking cap.  The first example that I knitted up in malabrigo worsted merino wool.  It came out looking neat, kind of like the top of a acorn.  Hence its name.

It came out pretty big though and I felt that the pattern needed a little tweaking.  Recently I knitted this cap in Bumblebirch, Forage.  It's still a merino yarn, but this time a superwash in four-ply.  The change in yarn made the cap a bit denser, but also more fitted and wind resistant. Either way, the pattern takes an entire skein of yarn, and possibly two if you use the malabrigo.  I hope that this cap keeps you or your's warm this season, and for many more to come.

If you would like a PDF of this pattern and have a Ravelry account, a copy can be found here.

If you would like a PDF of this pattern from Etsy, it can be found here.

Feel free to change the yarn, gauge, or size to fit your needs.  Just please do not try to sell this pattern as your own.

If you have any problems that you think I might be able to help you with, email me at GridMammalCrafts@gmail.com .

Cupula Stocking Cap

Materials:

·         Size 7, 4.5mm Double Point Knitting Needles

·         Size 7, 4.5mm Circular Knitting Needles (Optional)

·         Size 6, 4.0 mm Double Point or Circular Knitting Needles (For hat brim)

·         1 skein Bumblebirch, Forage, 100% superwash merino,Colorway: Eggplant

·         Stitch Marker

·         Darning Needle

Gauge:

·          20 Stitches x 24 Rows = 4” x 4” in Stockinette on size 7 needles

Finished Size:

·          Adult: to fit a 22” diameter head snuggly

Notes:

·         Stitch counts are written at the end of the round in (Blue Italics)

·         Knit each chart row six times in the round.

·         Complete the Repeat Section three times.

·         The Ribbing Section can be made as long as desired, but I suggest making it at least three inches long.  (18 repeats of round 52)

·         Bind off loosely in the knit one purl one pattern

In repeat section row 35, save the first cable cross in the start of the round until the end of the row. Be sure to take out the place marker, knit the first two crossed stitches, and replace the marker, then knit the second two stitches. Continue with pattern as if the row started normally.

Crown Chart:

Crown Written Instructions:

Cast on 6 stitches.

Round 1: (kfb) x 6 – (12 sts)

Round 2: (k2) x 6

Round 3: (kfb2) x 6 – (24 sts)

Round 4: (k1, p1, k1, p1) x 6

Round 5: (k1, lli, p1, k1, lli, p1) x 6 – (36 sts)

Round 6: (k2, p1, k2, p1) x 6

Round 7: (kfb, k1, p1, kfb, k1, p1) x 6 – (48 sts)

Round 8: (k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1) x 6

Round 9: (k1, lli, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, lli, p1) x 6 – (60 sts)

Round 10: (k2, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1) x 6

Round 11: (kfb, k1, p1, kp/kp rc, kfb, k1, p1) x 6 – (72 sts)

Round 12: [(k1, p1) x 6] x 6

Round 13: (k1, lli, (p1, k1) x 5, lli, p1) x 6 – (84 sts)

Round 14: (k2, (p1, k1) x 4, p1, k2, p1) x 6

Round 15: (kfb, k1, p1, (kp/kp lc) x 2, kfb, k1, p1) x 6 – (96 sts)

Round 16: [(k1, p1) x 8] x 6

Round 17: (k1, lli, (p1, k1) x 7, lli, p1) x 6 – (108 sts)

Round 18: (k2, (p1, k1) x 6, p1, k2, p1) x 6

Round 19: (kfb, k1, p1, (kp/kp rc) x 3, kfb, k1, p1) x 6 – (120 sts)

Round 20: [(k1, p1) x 10] x 6

Round 21: (k1, lli, (p1, k1) x 9, lli, p1) x 6 – (132 sts)

Round 22: (k2, (p1, k1) x 8, p1, k2, p1) x 6

Round 23: (kfb, k1, p1, (kp/kp lc) x 4, kfb, k1, p1) x 6 – (144 sts)

Round 24: [(k1, p1) x 12] x 6

Round 25: [(k1, p1) x 12] x 6

Round 26: [(k1, p1) x 12] x 6

Round 27: (k1, p1, (kp/kp rc) x 5, k1, p1) x 6

Round 28: [(k1, p1) x 12] x 6

Round 29: [(k1, p1) x 12] x 6

Round 30: [(k1, p1) x 12] x 6

Repeat Section Chart:

Repeat Section Written Instructions:

Round 31: [(kp/kp lc) x 6] x 6

Round 32: [(k1, p1) x 12] x 6

Round 33: [(k1, p1) x 12] x 6

Round 34: [(k1, p1) x 12] x 6

Round 35: k1, p1, (kp/kp rc) x 5, [(kp/kp lc) x 6] x 5,  kp/kp rc (This final kp/kp rc will happen over the stitch marker. Be sure that the stitch marker returns to the middle of the cable cross.)

Round 36: (k 1, p1,) x 11, (k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1) x 5

Round 37: [(k1, p1) x 12] x 6

Round 38: [(k1, p1) x 12] x 6

Round 39: [(k1, p1) x 12] x 6

(Repeat rows 31 through39 twice more)

Ribbing Chart:

Ribbing Section Written Instructions:

Switch to size 6 needles.

Round 51: (k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, cdd, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1) x 6 – (132 sts)

Round 52: [(k1, p1) x 11] x 6

(Repeat round 52 eighteen more times minimum.)

(As shown, round 52 is repeated twenty-four more times.)

Cast off loosely in pattern.

Break yarn and weave in ends.