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October Road hat — name-inspired by one of my favorite James Taylor albums that always reminds me of autumn — is a unisex, visually-lush cabled beanie that gives the appearance of complexity, while remaining simple and attainable to create. Using simple 3x3, 2x2, and 1x1 cables, this beanie is the ideal first cabled hat project to get used to chart reading, cabling with or without a cable needle, working decreases, and practicing a tubular cast

on.

Made in luscious De ReRum Natura Gilliatt, this hat is worked from the bottom up with a cozy 1x1 rib brim, shown with a double- or single-brim option.

Finished Size

One size; 16” [40.5 cm] finished circumference (unstretched), after blocking; Hat A: 8” [20.25 cm] finished height (folded), after blocking; 11” [28 cm] finished height (unfolded), after blocking; Hat B: 8.25” [21 cm] finished height, after blocking. Note: Hat will stretch to fit a 19”-23” [48.25 - 58.5 cm] head circumference.

Yarn

De Rerum Natura Gilliatt (French mérinos d'Arles, Portuguese black merino; 270 yards [250 m]; 3.5 oz. [100 g]): Hat A: merlot (deep purple with red undertones), 1 skein Hat B: forêt (deep heathered green), 1 skein

OR

any dk/light worsted weight yarn; 200-220 yds [183-202 m].

Needles

Size A (for hat body): Size US 7 [4.5 mm]: 16” [40 cm] circular (circ) and double-pointed needles (dpn), or preferred method for working small-circumferences.

Size B (for ribbing): Size US 5 [3.75 mm]: 16” [40 cm] circular (circ), or preferred method for working small-circumferences.

Size C (optional, for tubular cast on): Size US 4 [3.5 mm]: 16” [40 cm] circular (circ), or preferred method for working small-circumferences.

Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions

Cable needle (cn); tapestry needle; stitch markers (m); optional, waste yarn.

Gauge

26 sts and 33 rnds = 4” [10 cm] in 1x1 rib on Size B needle, after blocking.

3.125” [8 cm] wide and 1.25” [3.25 cm] height = 1 Chart Rep on Size A needle, after blocking.

Skills Required

Cabling with/or without a cable needle (cn); decreasing; increasing; chart reading; (optional) tubular cast on.

Purchasing Options

• Ravelry