They (mermaids) play chess with seahorses. They wear capes of fish scales and sleep on beds made from seaweed.
- Michelle Cuevas, Confessions of an Imaginary Friend

Create lovely fish scaly motif worthy of the most playful of mermaids!

This is a pattern for a faux cable knit hat worked in the round from the bottom up.

yarn:
DK Weight yarn
approx. yarn amounts:
140yds (128m)
(if you choose to top yours with a pom-pom you will need extra yarn)
needles:
3.75mm (us no 5) DPNs, 15cm, set of 4
4.0mm (us no 6) circular, 41cm & DPNs, 15cm
gauge: 22 sts x 22 rows = 4in/10cm measured over stockinette on larger needles
approximate finished size:
one size fits most; 21-25 in/53cm-63.5 cm head
additional tools:
needle to weave in ends, st marker