PROVENCE mercerized cotton yarn...125 grams/256 yards...Egyptian Cotton

stockinette stitch gauge:  5 sts = 1"

16" circular Addi Turbo needles
.....# 1 for the ribbing
.....# 4 for the hat
# 4 double pointed needles will be necessary for the top closure.

With # 1 needle, cast on 100 sts. Join. Work in *k1, p1* rib for 4 rounds.

Increase to 150. (*k2, m1* repeating around) Work with the # 4 needle for
the rest of the hat. 

I figured the increases according to the neat rule posted on the ARANLIST
in March 1999...increase as many sts as each cable crosses.... I am aiming
for a 22" hat...the gauge on this cotton I figured would turn out to be 5
sts = 1", so a 22" hat would be 110 sts BUT I then added in all the cable
crossings and got 150. 

Follow this chart for 4"

KEY:

l = knit
- = purl
t = twisted knit (knit the back of the stitch)

6-St Left Cable (over 6 sts): Sl 3 sts to cn(cable needle) and hold to front
of
work, K3,K3 from cn.

6-st Right Cable (over 6 sts): Sl 3 sts to cn and hold to back of work, K3,K3
sts from cn

^^^^ means Back Knit Cross over 4 sts
\k\ means Back Knit Cross over 3 sts
/k/ means Front Knit Cross 
cn means cable needle

Front Knit Cross (over 3 sts) slip 2 sts to cn and hold in front, k1, k2
   from cn 
Back Knit Cross (over 3 sts) slip 1 st to cn and hold in back, k2, then k1
   from cn
Back Knit Cross (over 4 sts) slip 2 sts to cn and hold in back, k2, then
   k2 from cn

 
- l l l l l l l l l l  -  t  - l l l l l l l l l   - t   8
-   /k/ l l l l \k\   -   t  -    6  rc  l l l     - t   7
- - l l l l l l l l   - - t  -  l l l l l l l l    - t   6
 - -   /k/ l l \k     - - t  -  l l l l l l l l l  - t   5
- - -  l l l l l    - - - t  -  l l l l l l l l l  - t   4
 - - -   /k/\k\   - - -   t  -  l l l    6 lc      - t   3
- - - -  l l l l  - - - - t  -  l l l l l l l l l  - t   2
- - - -  ^ ^ ^ ^ - - -    t  -  l l l l l l l l l  - t   1

TOP: Flat topped pill-box shape

I decided that a 20" circumference hat (which mine worked out to as I knit
along) will have a diameter of a little over 6", using the lovely "pi" 
number in honor of EZ. When decreasing the top knit-in-the-round, this
would translate into knitting 3" worth of rounds, or 18-20 rounds, as my
knitted gauge in ss worked out to 6 rounds=1".

OK...I have to get from 150 sts to 6 sts in 20 rounds. 

So, here we go:

Rnd 1: PURL around on the outside decreasing as follows: 3 sts over every
       PLAIT CABLE (has the 6 RC and 6 LC in it) and 2 sts over every
       CROSSED CABLE (has the has the front and back knit crosses in
       it)...120 sts.
Rnd 2: k
Rnd 3: *k8, k2tog* repeat this around (as for rounds below)
Rnd 4: k
Rnd 5: k
Rnd 6: *k7, k2tog*
Rnd 7: k
Rnd 8: k
Rnd 9: *k6, k2tog*
Rnd 10: k
Rnd 11: k
Rnd 12: *k5, k2tog*
Rnd 13: k
Rnd 14: k
Rnd 15: *k4, k2tog*
Rnd 16: *k3, k2tog*
Rnd 17: *k2, k2tog*
Rnd 18: *k1, k2tog*
Rnd 19: *k2tog around*
Rnd 20: *k2tog around*
Cut yarn, run thru 6 sts and fasten off

Any feedback on this pattern will be most appreciated!!!

Claudia knitting at Countrywool
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