Crosstown Hat by Plucky Knitter Design

Crosstown Hat

Knitting
October 2018
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Cable Pattern
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
180 yards (165 m)
Approx 19” / 48 cm circumference at brim and 9” / 23 cm tall (not including pom pom), blocked but unstretched
English
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Inspired by the weaving in and out of the pedestrians and taxicabs of NYC, the cables in the Crosstown Hat are an ode to the subtle choreography that keeps everything moving seamlessly in the city that never sleeps.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approx 19” / 48 cm circumference at brim and 9” / 23 cm tall (not including pom pom), blocked but unstretched

YARN
Approx 180 yds / 165 m of worsted weight yarn (not including pom pom)

Sample featured in:
1 skein of Plucky Knitter Cormo (100% Cormo Wool; 180 yds per 100 g) in Twill.
Please note that the sample took exactly 1 skein.

Recommended Plucky Knitter bases:
• Beauregard Aran
• Groovy
• Scholar
• Snazzy
• Yakkity Aran

GAUGE
19 sts and 24 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in cable pattern, blocked but unstretched

NEEDLES
Needles listed is suggested. Always take time to swatch.
• Gauge Needle: Size US 9 (5.5 mm) 16” circular needle and DPNs—or size necessary to obtain gauge
• Smaller Needle: Size US 6 (4 mm) 16” circular needle or three sizes down from Gauge Needle

TOOLS
Stitch marker, cable needle, and tapestry needle.

NOTES
• Hat is knit in the round, from bottom up.
• Instructions are both charted and written.