My DIY | Honeycomb Cable Knit Hat

WhatIWore: I’m so excited to debut my first knitting pattern today in my etsy shop, Stars + Field! Recenly I’ve been on a knitting spree making up read-to- shop hats (which will be listed ASAP!) and developing my own patterns. I love the way this cozy winter hat turned out, so I took notes, tested my pattern and now it’s available for purchase ($5!)

This pattern is best for knitters who’ve practiced their cable knitting skills or are ready to experiment with something new. It’s made using one skein of chunky yarn (3.5 oz/136 yrds) and a size 10 16″ circlular needle, a cable needle (optional if you prefer doing cables on your knitting needles) and a tapestry needle. 

If any of you try out this pattern, I’d love to see your finished hat!

My DIY | Cable Knit Trapper Hat

WhatIWore: Voila! I just finished my latest knitting project - a cable knit trapper hat! Knit in four major pieces, it took me a little under two weeks to knit, block and assemble. 

This pattern is from the cover of VOGUEknitting 2010/2011 Winter issue. I used a pretty aran weight silk wool blend yarn. It was a lot more lofty than yarns I’ve knit in the past, but I love the final result.` I opted to do the majority of the work with 16″ round metal needles.  I used two skeins of Fyberspates Scrumptious Aran merino silk blend yarn in silver. 

As for the pattern - I stayed true to the instructions for the flaps and band, but made up my own design (five cables with a seed stitch between) for the crown of the hat and did an I-cord to connect the pom poms. I read a lot of reviews for this pattern on Ravelry (my profile here) and a lot of knitters said the hat was too tall, thus my change (I also tried the pattern design and didn’t love it/got messed up enough to rip out, so went with a simplified stitch). This hat took me about a week plus a couple days for blocking and assembling. I rip out a lot of my work so I would have likely been done sooner if I paid more attention while I was knitting (but ya know, #babylife).

Would I make this hat again? Yes! Especially with a DK weight yarn and smaller needles for a kid size. How cute would that be!?