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Discover your next elegant knit with Carmilla’s Castle! This lightweight hat, crafted in fingering weight yarn, offers surprising warmth and undeniable sophistication making it perfect from early autumn through spring. Its stunning cable design, inspired by majestic castle spires, elevates its elegance to new heights. You’ll love that these unique 1/1 cables are simple to knit, even without a cable needle. This regal beanie blends unique charm with classic appeal, ensuring it will be cherished and admired for years to come.

Highlights

• Techniques: 1/1 cables worked with or without a cable needle
• Construction: Worked in the round with crown decreases
• Special Features: Meandering cable stitches that evoke towering castle spires where the crown decreases are hidden
• Yarn Weight: DK or sport weight

Sizes & Finished Measurements

• Size: One size
• Finished Measurements: 19” (48cm) circumference and 8.5” (22cm) tall
• Ease: 1-2 inches negative ease

Yarn Requirements

• Suggested Yarn: Malabrigo Arroyo (DK/Sport weight; 100% Superwash Merino; 335 yd (306m), 3.53 oz (100g)).
• Yardage: 150-170 yd (137-160m) 1 hank in Flavia.

Needles

• US size 5 (3.75mm), 16” (40cm) circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
• US size 5 (3.75mm) double pointed needles

Notions

• Stitch marker
• Cable needle (optional)
• Tapestry needle (for weaving in ends)

Gauge

• 4” (10 cm) =
  • 24 sts/34 rows in cable stitch pattern
  • 24 sts/26 rows in stockinette stitch
• Exact gauge is not critical, but a significant difference will affect the final size and yarn requirements.

Pattern Notes & Support

• Pattern has written instructions and chart.
• Pattern has been professionally tech edited.
• Pattern was tested by ninja-knitter and Jessie-Knits. Thank you so much for your help!
• Questions? If you spot any errors or have any questions, email me (leslie@danisty.com) or join my Ravelry group at Danisty Designs.

Copyright & Usage

• This pattern is for personal, non-commercial use only. You may not distribute, sell, or reproduce this pattern in whole or in part.
• You may sell finished items made from this pattern, but please credit Danisty Designs as the designer and link to this pattern page.

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