Dunbar hat

CONSTRUCTION

The Dunbar hat is a ribbed and cabled hat worked from the brim up. Both the rib and the brim have the same cables worked on them, so a turn is worked after the brim to have the RS showing when the brim is folded up.

GAUGE

22 stitches x 30 rounds per 10 cm / 4" with 3.75 mm [US 5] needles in 2 x 2 ribbing, after blocking.

20 stitches x 30 rounds per 7.5 cm / 2.75" with 3.75 mm [US 5] needles in cable pattern (Chart A), after blocking.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Circumference: 43 (48.5, 54, 57) cm / 17 (19, 21.25, 22.5)".

Length (with brim folded up): 16.5 (19, 21.5, 23.5) cm / 6.5 (7.5, 8.5, 9.25)".

Choose a size that is between 5–7.5 (5.5–8.5, 6–9, 6.5–10) cm / 2–3 (2.25–3.25, 2.5–3.5, 2.5–4)" less than your actual head circumference.

NEEDLE SIZE

3.75 mm [US 5].

YARDAGE

123 (160, 197, 233) m / 134 (174, 215, 254) yds of DK-weight yarn.

YARN

The sample was knit in West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft DK (100% wool, 225 m / 246 yds per 100 g) in the colourway Harkland.

Other suitable yarns include West Yorkshire Spinners Fleece Bluefaced Leicester DK or Explorer Knits + Fibers Earthy DK.