Pittsburgh Series 2: Tonidale Hat

I wanted to try making a few cabled knit hat patterns.

They are named after three of my favorite local yarn shops in the Pittsburgh area. The pattern is not made in conjunction with the shop. It is more in homage to the shop.

Here's the second.

Here's the first: Bridgeville Hat
Here's the third: Oakmont Hat

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Ravelry Pattern Page

Love Knitting Pattern Page

A note about the yarns used in the two examples:

Red hat details:

Yarn: Cloud by Cascade Yarns (discontinued)

I had one skein of this yarn, which has less than 180 yds, so I made the ribbing and the cabled section shorter (the hat was 7" when I started shaping the crown).

Purple hat details:

Yarn: Malabrigo Rios, ~180 yards

This hat is worked to exactly how the pattern is written.

Tonidale Hat

By Felicia Kulp

YARN: Worsted weight, approximately 180 yards 

NEEDLES:

• US 5 circular needles
• US 7 circular needles
• US 7 double-pointed needles
• Cable needle

GAUGE: 1” x 1” – 8 sts x 7 rows, in K2P2 (relaxed, not stretched)

STITCH ABBREVIATIONS

• K – knit
• P – purl
• C2F – move 1 stitch to the cable needle, hold in front, knit 1 from left needle, knit stitch on cable needle.
• C2B – move 1 stitch to the cable needle, hold in back, knit 1 from left needle, knit stitch on cable needle.
• C6F – move 3 stitches to the cable needle, hold in front, knit 3 from left needle, knit stitches on cable needle.
• C6B – move 3 stitches to the cable needle, hold in back, knit 3 from left needle, knit stitch on cable needle.
• SSK – slip slip knit
• K2tog/K3tog – knit two/three stitches together
• P2tog/P3tog – purl two/three stitches together

STARTING with US 5 circular needles

Cast on 108 stitches using a stretchy cast on. Join in circle, being careful not to twist stitches. Place marker. Move the marker as the work progresses keeping the first stitch of the round in the same position.

Stitch K2 P2 ribbing for 4-5 inches, or the desired length of this section.

SWITCH to US 7 circular needles

Round 1: *K12, P2, K2, (P1 K1 P1 K1 P1 K1 P1), K2, P2. Repeat from * around (3 more times).

Round 2: *K12, P2, C2F, (K1 P1 K1 P1 K1 P1 K1), C2B, P2. Repeat from * around (3 more times).

Round 3: Repeat Round 1.

Round 4: Repeat Round 2.

Round 5: Repeat Round 1.

Round 6: *C6F, C6B, P2, C2F, (K1 P1 K1 P1 K1 P1 K1), C2B, P2. Repeat from * around (3 more times).

Repeat rounds 1 – 6 until hat measures 8 to 9 inches ending with Round 6.

SHAPING the crown (switch to US 7 double-pointed needles when necessary):

Round 1: *K12, P2, K2, (P3tog K1 P3tog), K2, P2. Repeat from * around.

Round 2: *K12, P2, C2F, (K1 P1 K1), C2B, P2. Repeat from * around.

Round 3: *K12, P2, K2, P3tog, K2, P2. Repeat from * around.

Round 4: *K12, P2, C2F, K1, C2B, P2. Repeat from * around.

Round 5: *K12, P2, SSK, P1, K2tog, P2. Repeat from * around.

Round 6: *C6F, C6B, P2, K3, P2. Repeat from * around.

Round 7: *K12, P2, K3tog, P2. Repeat from * around.

Round 8: *K12, P5. Repeat from * around.

Round 9: *SSK, K8, K2tog, P5. Repeat from * around.

Round 10: *K10, P5. Repeat from * around.

Round 11: *SSK, K6, K2tog, P2tog, P, P2tog. Repeat from * around. 


Round 12: *K8, P3. Repeat from * around.

Round 13: *SSK, K4, K2tog, P3tog. Repeat from * around.

Round 14: *SSK, K2, K2tog, P1. Repeat from * around.

Round 15: *SSK, K2tog, P1. Repeat from * around.

Break the yarn and run it through the remaining stitches. Pull tight to secure and weave in the ends. Attach a pompom if desired.

 Cheers! Happy knitting!