Mi Amaro
Mi Amaro features a bold color and elegant lines, worked in a beautiful twisted cable motif from Norah Gaughan’s latest Twisted Cable book. I’d been eyeing this stitch pattern for a while, but it took me a bit to figure out how I wanted to play with the crown shaping. It’s the distinct curves within the cable pattern that I think make this such a special cable texture, and the crown on this hat is designed specifically to show that off.
I chose a beautifully vibrant hand dyed wool for the pattern, and the subtle shifts in color really highlight the cable pattern when the hat stretches around a head. Plus, this deep cranberry shade really makes a lovely statement piece on a cold day.
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Yarn: Sea Change Fibers Seacliff Worsted (100% California Rambouillet; 220yds/201m per 3.5oz/100g skein). Shown in Incandescent Dala Horse.
If substituting: use a subtly shaded, heather, or solid color yarn so the cable will stand out, and note that it is important to choose a fiber with some memory so your hat will fit well.
Gauge: 22sts/28 rounds per 4"/10cm in cable pattern and in rib
Needles: US#5/3.75mm, US#7/4.5mm
Sizes:
18.25(20,21.75)”/46.5(50.75,55)cm circumference around hat
Approx 10.25”/26cm deep to top of crown, with brim unfolded
Yardage:
175(200,225)yds
160(185,205)m