The pattern comes from using a coded version of the phrase “Nevertheless shepersisted.” The cables represent the letters in the phrase creating a cable hat using one skein.
It is knit in the round with a tubular cast on using either a regular 1x1 tubular cast on in the round or an Italian 1x1 tubular cast on in the round.

Available sizes
Sizes 2-4 years, 4-8 years, 8 years to adult
To fit a head circumference of 16 inches-19 inches (40.5 cm-48.25 cm), 19 inches-22 inches (48.25 to 56 cm) and larger than 22 inches (56 cm).

Yarn
Asylum Fibers Smooth Sock in Barbie Pink
This is a 4-ply fingering weight yarn, 463 yards to 100 g, 75% superwash Merino Wool,
25% nylon.

1 Skein needed - 53 g used to make a hat fitting a 22 inch head. Make sure to check your gauge. If your gauge is different from the one below, you may use more or less
yarn.

Needles
US 4/3.5 mm, or size to obtain gauge after blocking swatch knitted in the round with
long floats to allow you to block flat.

Gauge
Gauge is determined from a flat swatch, 30 sts x 36 rows = 4 in (10 cm x10 cm) square
in the cable pattern, blocked. Cast on 42 stitches. Knit in garter for 2 rows and then knit
the cable pattern across the row.

Notions
Embroidery needle
Stitch markers to identify pattern repeats and beginning of round
Cable needle
Store bought Pompom or yarn in preferred color to make a pompom

Construction
This is a hat that is knitted in the round with a tubular or Italian tubular cast on, and finished with either a 3 needle bind off or by running the yarn tail through the remaining 7 sts and ending off. The hat can be fitted by knitting 2 repeats of the basic cable
pattern or slouchy by knitting 3 pattern sets before the final decrease pattern.

This will fit head circumferences from 19 inches to 22 inches (48.25 to 56 cm) (Size 1).
If you need a smaller hat for a 16 to 19 inch (40.5 to 48.25 cm) head, use size 3 US or 3.25 mm needles. If you are knitting for a head larger than 22 inches (Size 2), add 2 stitches for each of the 7 pattern repeats in the round for a total of 154 stitches cast on
and knit 2 stitches between each of the 7 pattern repeats in the round.