Ainsley Textured Hat & Cable Scarf By Sarah Hatton in West Yorkshire Spinners - WYS1000267 - Downloadable PDF

Ainsley Textured Hat & Cable Scarf By Sarah Hatton in West Yorkshire Spinners

The Ainsley Textured Hat & Cable Scarf is a beautifully coordinated adult knitwear set designed by Sarah Hatton and published by West Yorkshire Spinners. Available as a downloadable PDF, this intermediate-level knitting pattern offers two wearable accessories that combine classic cable work with tactile textured stitch patterns, making it an ideal project for knitters looking to develop or showcase their skills. The pattern is versatile, offering the hat in two construction methods — worked in the round or worked flat — giving knitters the flexibility to choose the technique they are most comfortable with.

What Is Being Made

The pattern covers two accessories designed to be worn together as a matching set:

• Ainsley Adult's Textured Hat — a fitted adult hat designed to suit a head circumference of approximately 53 cm (21 inches). The hat features a rich basket stitch texture that gives it a cosy, tactile quality.
• Ainsley Cable Scarf — a generously sized adult scarf measuring approximately 27 cm wide by 178 cm long (10¾ x 70 inches), featuring a classic cable pattern running along its length for a timeless, structured look.

Both pieces can be knitted individually or together as a complete set. The pattern clearly outlines yarn quantities for each option, making it easy to plan your project.

Yarn and Materials

The recommended yarn is West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft Aran, used in the colourway Browland (1162). This is a aran weight yarn, which works up quickly and produces a satisfying, substantial fabric well suited to cold-weather accessories. The quantities required are:

• Hat only: 1 x 100g ball of Browland (1162)
• Scarf only: 5 x 100g balls of Browland (1162)
• Hat & Scarf together: 6 x 100g balls of Browland (1162)

West Yorkshire Spinners' The Croft Aran is a yarn inspired by the Shetland landscape and crafted to deliver excellent stitch definition — a particularly important quality when working cables and textured patterns, as it allows every stitch detail to stand out clearly in the finished fabric.

Equipment Required

• One pair of 5mm (UK6/US8) knitting needles — used for the hat when worked flat, and for the scarf
• One set of 5mm (UK6/US8) double-pointed needles (DPNs) — used for the hat when worked in the round
• Cable needle (CN) — essential for working the cable crossings throughout the scarf
• One stitch marker — used to mark the beginning of rounds when knitting the hat in the round

Techniques Used

This pattern introduces and combines several core knitting techniques, making it a rewarding project for intermediate knitters:

• Knitting in the round — the hat can be constructed using double-pointed needles, a technique that produces a seamless, circular fabric ideal for fitted accessories such as hats
• Knitting flat (in rows) — both the scarf and the alternative hat construction are worked back and forth on straight needles, a more traditional approach that suits knitters who prefer flat knitting
• Cable knitting — the scarf features cable patterns worked with a cable needle, creating the classic twisted rope or plait effects that are a hallmark of traditional knitwear design
• Basket stitch — the hat is worked in basket stitch, a textured pattern created by alternating blocks of knit and purl stitches to produce a woven, grid-like surface texture
• Tension/gauge swatching — the pattern emphasises the importance of achieving the stated tension, as both the basket stitch and cable pattern have different stitch and row gauges

Stitches Used

The pattern draws on a