Damson Slouch Hat by Suzanne Frary

Damson Slouch Hat

Knitting
December 2009
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
210 yards (192 m)
women's medium, child
English
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Sizes: small and medium
to fit head circumference:
18-20”/45.5-51cm (21-23”/53.5-58.5cm)
finished brim circumference:
161⁄2”/42cm (19”/48.5cm)

Size medium will fit an average woman. Size small will fit
children and teens.
Yarn: Knit Picks City Tweed DK in Plum Wine (C102), 2
skeins (uses less than 2 skeins, about 200 yds)
Needles: 16” circulars in US 4/3.5mm and US 7/4.5mm, and
US 7/4.5mm dpns. If needed, change size to obtain gauge.
Other: cable needle, stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge: 1 cable rep slightly stretched = 4”/10cm (41⁄2”/
11.5cm) after blocking. 28 rws over 4”/10cm.

Techniques and stitches
Stockinette stitch: k all rnds
Ribbing
Decreasing: k2tog, p2tog, p3tog
Increasing: yo
Cables