I created and released a knitted hat pattern a couple months ago, but I was unintentionally neglecting the blog at that point and failed to write about it. But I am happily remedying that today. Introducing the Stacked Hearts and Cables Hat!

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The day is finally here! My Stacked Hearts Cable Hat pattern is finished and published to @hi.ravelry , @kofi_button , and @etsy . My model here is slightly smaller than the intended wearer of this size, but you can see how it fits on a range of sizes. Image description: Slide 1 – A blue-green slouchy knit hat with a pompom attached to the top, a cable pattern in the body, and a ribbed brim is shown worn by a preteen. Slide 2 – A red knit hat with a pompom attached to the top, a cable pattern in the body, and a ribbed brim is shown worn by a preteen. Slide 3 – A brown slouchy knit hat with a pompom attached to the top, a cable pattern in the body, and a ribbed brim is shown worn by a preteen. #KnitHat #KnitHatPattern #PatternDesign #PatternDesigner #CableHatPattern #RavelryPattern #EtsyPattern #KofiShop #EtsySeller #RavelryDesigner

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This hat is knit top-down with alternating lace and cable sections, ending with two inches of 3 x 2 ribbing. The optional pom-pom at the top adds an extra fun touch, especially when made from the same Malabrigo Rios yarn as the hat. I love the way the cut ends of the Rios look.

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Working on the first pass through this new pattern. Hat in the corner is the original hat I made and figured the pattern out as I went, brown hat is me working from my preliminary pattern in a yarn I had on hand. Once I’ve finalized this, I’ll go back and get another skein of the original yarn and make the final test knit. Hopefully this pattern will be ready by the end of August, because I totally meant to have it done by the beginning of August before I got way too busy the last few weeks of July. Image description: Two shades of brown Knit Picks Brava worsted yarn attached to the beginnings of a hat on a circular needle lay on a bedspread with part of a finished green and purple mottled hat made with Malabrigo yarn visible in the upper left corner. The hats have a simple cable and lace pattern. ——————————————————— #knitpicksbravaworsted #knitpicks #malabrigoyarn #knitting #hatknitting #diy #knittingdesign #knittingdesignersofinstagram

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I had originally bought the green yarn for an incentive for myself at Christmas to get some presents done, and it ended up taking until June. Actually, I didn’t even finish the things, just moved them around on the list to be presents for this year.

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Second iteration of this hat is finished. If you ignore the ends that need to be woven in. Which I am of course doing. Made this one just a smidge shorter to see which way I like it better. They are both still pretty slouchy when they are on. Image description: Two knit hats sit next to each other on a table, one blue and one brown. They have the same cable and lace stitch pattern, but the brown one is about one inch shorter. ——————————————————— #patterndesign #patterndesigner #knitting #diy #knithat #knittingpatterndesign #cableknitting #cableknithat #malabrigoyarnrios #malabrigoyarn #knitpicksbravaworsted #knitpicksbrava #knitpicksyarn

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You can find the pattern on LoveCrafts, Ravelry, my Ko-Fi shop, and my Etsy shop. It’s a PDF download in each of those places, so the choice really comes down to which is most convenient for you.

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“Math” and a little work on this hat test. Getting into the groove of “school” so tomorrow’s full day won’t be such a hard transition. Also, highly considering scaling this pattern to a full infant to adult large size range before releasing it next week. Image description: The top of a knit hat with a lace and cable pattern sits next to an attached ball of yarn on a laptop keyboard. On the desk next to the laptop, there is a red bowl with a mix of bouncy balls and marbles. ——————————————————— #knitting #diy #knittingpattern #patternmaking #patterndesign #knittingdesigner #patterndesigner #knithat #malabrigoyarns #malabrigorios #wip #schoolathome2020

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