This design is all about the interplay of interesting surface textures worked in a snuggly soft yarn. The beautiful flowing cables create a mesmerizing wave pattern that is reversible and looks different depending on the viewing angle. The stitch pattern may look complicated at first, but it is created with simple ribbing and some basic cables.

Both of the Abri accessories, the hat and the cowl, knit up quickly thanks to the easy rhythm of the stitches and because they are worked at a larger gauge. The flexible stitch pattern allows for easy customization and the pieces can be made to fit anyone, men and women, from a small child to a large adult.
Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size, drape, and yardage requirement.

Suggested Yarns: Bare Naked Wools Better Breakfast Worsted, Chebris Worsted, and Precious Worsted

Finished Size:
Hat: 17 inches / 43 cm brim circumference, 9.25 inches / 23.5 cm tall, and 23 inches / 58.5 cm in
circumference at the widest point
Cowl: 21 inches / 53.5 cm in circumference and 9.25 inches / 23.5 cm in depth

Yarn Requirements:
Hat: 190 yards / 170 m
Cowl: 200 yards / 180 m

Gauge:
17 sts and 27 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in cable pattern on largest (gauge) needle (unblocked)

Needles:
Hat:
size 9US (5.50 mm) 16-inch circular needles and DPNs (or size to obtain correct gauge)
size 5US (3.75 mm) for brim (or 1.75 mm smaller than gauge needle)
Cowl:
size 9US (5.50 mm) 24-inch circular needles (or size to obtain correct gauge)
size 6US (4.00 mm) 24-inch circular needles for hem ribbing (or 1.5 mm smaller than gauge needle)
For hat and cowl: cable needle several sizes smaller than gauge needle

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