Night Caps
The PDF includes instructions for both Night Caps shown in the photos.
Simple ribs and a few beautiful cables. The bold, elegant lines in these really stand out in a simple, gorgeous wool. Loved this so much that I played with this idea in two different ways and then tweaked each design just a bit to feature the specific cable placement!
I have graded each version from a 13”/33cm size, small enough for a child’s head, to a 21.25”/54cm size, which could fit a large adult head. See comment about fit below.
Notes on adjusting the sizes given for either width or length are included in the pattern, and either cap can be knit with the “peaked” fit or as a fitted beanie. Cables are both written and charted.
In the photos, Zoe is wearing the 17”/43.25cm version of 10pm, and both Zoe and Craig are wearing the 17”/43.25cm version of 11pm. I usually assume a 20”/50.75 head circumference when knitting for them.
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Yarn: Both hats are knit in Magpie Fibers Nest Worsted (100% Corriedale wool; 210yds/192m per 3.53oz/100 gram skein). Colors listed below.
Gauge: 30 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches in cable and rib motif, based on final fabric, laid flat so ribs are unstretched.
Needles: US 6/4.0mm, US 7/4.5mm
10pm (worn by Zoe):
10pm Sizes:
13(15,17,19.25,21.25)”/33(38,43.25,49,54)cm around head. Note that hat stretches 2-3”/5-7.75cm when worn, so choose a size smaller than actual head circumference.
7(8,8,8,9)”/17.75(20.25,20.25,20.25,22.75)cm deep from cast on edge to center of crown.
10pm Yardage:
175(185,200,210,225)yds/160(170,182,192,205)m including pom, shown in Twilight Magpie.
11pm (worn by Craig):
11pm Sizes:
13(17,21.25)”/33(43.25,54)cm around head. Note that hat stretches 2-3”/5-7.75cm when worn, so choose a size smaller than actual head circumference.
8.5(9,9)”/ 21.5(22.75,22.75)cm deep to center of crown.
11pm Yardage:
185(200,225)yds/170(182,205)m, shown in Twilight Dark.