This is my second easy cabled pom pom hat pattern. I love cabled pompom and beanie hats but whenever I looked at knitting patterns for cables I found them very daunting. They can be written in a way that is hard to follow and the cable pattern is often written separately from the main pattern or as a chart; at a glance they appear very difficult. Actually cabling is easy peasy and within a few rows you have a really complicated looking design that is simple to achieve.

My cable hat is a straightforward knit, using just 100g of any chunky yarn and 6mm straight needles. Instructions are given row by row to help you keep you place, or work out where you are if you need to put you knitting down.

The hat features a 2x2 rib brim and the cable pattern is created over 4 rows, using both cables to the front and to the back. It looks fab with a pom pom but just as good without.

The pattern is written for an adult head approx. 21-22” circumference, stretched and is approximately 9” tall not including the pompom. I have included the adaptions to make the pattern for a child or larger head.