Cabletta Hat

Cabletta Hat by Hanna Maciejewska

What Is Being Made

The Cabletta Hat is a women's knitted hat designed by Hanna Maciejewska, sized for medium to large head circumferences between 19 and 23 inches (48 to 58 centimeters). This downloadable PDF pattern creates a finished hat using intermediate-level knitting techniques and is suitable for knitters with some experience in working with cables and circular needles.

Craft and Primary Technique

This is a knitting project worked primarily in the round using circular needles. The construction employs cable techniques as a decorative element, indicated by the cable abbreviations found in the pattern instructions. The hat is worked using the long tail cast on method to establish stitches on the circular needles before beginning the main pattern.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns Used

The Cabletta Hat incorporates several key stitching techniques:

• Reverse Stockinette Stitch – The primary stitch pattern used throughout the hat, creating a textured, bumpy fabric surface that serves as the background for cable details
• Cable Stitches – Specifically C2F (cable 2 front) abbreviations appear in the pattern instructions, creating twisted rope-like textures across the hat
• Decreases – P2tog (purl 2 together) decreases are used to shape the crown of the hat and reduce stitch count as the pattern progresses

The pattern is worked in rounds, utilizing stitch markers to track pattern repeats and construction progress. The designer specifies using one stitch marker in one color (A) and two stitch markers in a second color (B) to help manage the circular knitting.

Materials and Yarn Specifications

The Cabletta Hat pattern calls for Malabrigo Yarn Rios, a 100% Merino wool yarn available in 100-gram skeins with 210 yards (192 meters) per skein. The pattern requires approximately 0.7 skein of this yarn, making it an economical project. Malabrigo Rios is classified as an aran weight yarn, providing good stitch definition for cable work.

Needles and Tools

The pattern specifies US 4 (3.5 mm) needles in two formats: a 16-inch (40 centimeter) circular needle for working the main body of the hat in the round, and a set of double pointed needles in the same size for working the crown decreases when the stitch count becomes too small for the circular needle. Stitch markers are essential notions for tracking pattern repeats during construction.

Gauge and Sizing Information

The Cabletta Hat is designed to achieve a gauge of 20 stitches and 28 rows per 4 inches (10 centimeters) when worked in Reverse Stockinette stitch. The designer notes that individual knitting tension varies and recommends checking gauge before beginning the project to ensure proper fit. Because the designer knits loosely, knitters may need to adjust needle size up or down from the specified US 4 (3.5 mm) to match the required gauge with their own yarn and tension.