Slalom Beanie
A soft and warm beanie that’s dual sided
A soft and warm, reversible cabled knit hat. This pattern is written to give you a few options when knitting your Slalom Beanie. You can simply knit the cable beanie, or you can use a provisional cast on to knit the beanie and make it reversible in two ways. For the second layer of the beanie you can choose to repeat the slalom pattern, or knit a simple beanie as a liner for your hat. Feel free to mix up the colors or make it all in the same shade – it’s totally up to you!
This hat was inspired by the much loved Apres Ski Hat, which is knit out of a thicker yarn – I wanted to be able to use a lighter weight yarn and offer a reversible option.
Yarn: KnitPicks Mighty Stitch in White (for inside and outside but you can pick one or two of your favorite colors!)
Gauge: 18 STS X 24 rows = 4”X4”
Abbreviations:
Provisional Cast On (CO)
STS: Stitches
K: Knit
Cable 4 Front
Care Instructions: Hand wash, air dry
Needle: Size US 5 circular needle, Tapestry Needle
CO: 120 Stitches using provisional cast on method
Rounds 1-16:* KTBL, P1* Repeat until end of round
Round 17:*K10, M1* Repeat until the end (12 stitches increase – total is now 132)
Start Hat Pattern
Rounds 1-4: *K8, P4* Repeat until end of round
Start Cables
Round 1:
Rounds 2-9:
Repeat cable rounds, 3 more times.
Decrease to shape the crown of the hat:
Round 1: Cable 8 Front, P1, P2tog, P1
Rounds 2-8: K8, P3
Round 10: Cable 8 Front, P3Tog
Round 11: K8, P1
Round 10: K2, K2Tog, K2Tog, K2, P1
Round 11: K6, P1
Round 12: K1, K2Tog, K2Tog, P1
Round 13: K4, P1
Round 14: K2Tog, K2Tog, P1
Round 15: K2, P1
Round 16: K3Tog
Bind off.
Use Tapestry needle to weave in the tails of yarn.
If you used the provisional cast on, you can make this hat two sided. Simply take out the yarn used for the provisional cast on and pick up stitches as you work your way around the brim of the hat.
OR
If you’d like the inside of the hat to match the outside and make it reversible, simply go back to the start of the Slalom beanie pattern and start again. If you’d like to knit a simple liner, follow the instructions below.
Simple Knit Hat:
Rounds 1-16:* KTBL, P1* Repeat until end of round
Knit all next rounds until the hat measures: 6 1/2 Inches from the brim
Decrease section to form crown:
Round 1: *K2Tog, K10* Repeat until end of round
Rounds 2-6: Knit all stitches
Round 7: *K2Tog, K9* Repeat until end of round
Round 8-10: Knit all stitches
Round 11: *K2Tog, K8* Repeat until end of round
Rund 12: Knit all stitches
Round 13: *K2Tog, K7* Repeat until end of round
Round 14: Knit all stitches
Round 15: *K2Tog, K6* Repeat until end of round
Round 16: Knit all stitches
Round 17: *K2Tog, K5* Repeat until end of round
Round 18: Knit all stitches
Round 19: *K2Tog, K4* Repeat until end of round
Round 20: Knit all stitches
Round 21: *K2Tog, K3* Repeat until end of round
Round 22: Knit all stitches
Round 23: *K2Tog, K2* Repeat until end of round
Round 24: Knit all stitches
Round 25: *K2Tog, K1* Repeat until end of round
Round 26: Knit all stitches
Round 17: *K2Tog* Repeat until end of round
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