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Hermione's cable-and-bobble hat Knit this Aran-style cabled hat for your next visit to Britain's only wizarding village. The cabling is thoroughly addictive – particularly ambitious knitters may finish this hat in a single weekend! It's perfect for snowball fights, long wintertime walks – or just wear it as the final touch on your Hermione If you have never knit cables before, you'll want to refer to a knitting reference book to get a basic understanding of how cables work. Once you've gotten the hang of the technique with a few practice swatches, you should be ready to go. (We promise cabling is much easier than it looks!) And if you're on a tight budget, you can substitute any worsted-weight yarn that knits at the given gauge. Just be aware that acrylic yarns may not block as well as wools and wool blends. Techniques required for this pattern are: knitting, purling, circular knitting (including double-pointed needles), cables, and decreases (k2tog, p2tog, ssk). This pattern uses 1 skein of Cascade 220 (100% worsted-weight wool – 100g/220yds per skein) in shade #9404 (ruby). The finished hat is sized during blocking and can fit up to a 24" circumference head. Gauge for the pattern is 5.25 sts/7.75 rows per inch on US 7 (4.5mm) needles or size needed to get gauge. If your favorite yarn shop doesn't stock Cascade 220, we recommend HelloKnitty.com for their competitive pricing, fantastic service, and inexpensive shipping ($2 regardless of order size). Looking for other Hermione hat knitters? This premium pattern is the first of many that atypically.knit will be offering in the coming months. Why premium? By charging a nominal design fee, we are better able to offer the best Harry Potter-based patterns on the web. For those who may have trouble understanding a step in the pattern, we provide prompt email-based support at an address made available only to premium pattern customers. From time to time, we may release updated versions of our premium patterns which may include expanded sizing or additional yarn suggestions. When this occurs, anyone who had purchased the pattern prior to the update can email us and request, free of charge, the most recent version. The address for updates is included in all premium patterns. You may also consult our errata page for a listing of minor corrections. We are proud to be able to offer instant PDF delivery of our patterns for all non-eCheck PayPal orders. After you complete checkout in PayPal, you will receive an email containing a unique personal URL from which you can download the pattern. The URL will be valid for 48 hours after your purchase; if you have extended technical difficulties and cannot perform your download in that time, please email us at pdfhelp(at)atypically.net. The PDF contains a detailed pattern and fully-documented cable chart for the hat, along with large full-color photos to aid you during your knitting. You will need a current copy of Adobe's free Acrobat Reader to view the pattern. For a small shipping fee, we can instead send a printout of the pattern via first class mail (in the US) or airmail (abroad). The printout is in high-quality black and white. |
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