Asagao Hat by Maiko Hikosaka

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

Finished Measurements

Size: A (B)

Brim Circumference (unstretched): 18½ (20½)” / 47 (52) cm.

Height: 8¾ (9¼)” / 22.5 (23.5) cm.

Yarn

Harrisville Shetland (fingering weight), 100% Virgin Wool, 217 yards per 50g skein
shown in Oatmeal

2 skeins or

248 (283) yards of fingering weight

Note: Smaller size takes all of one skein; second skein is required for swatching

Needles

US 2 2.75 mm: 16” circ

US 3 3.25mm: 16” circ., and 40” circ or 1 set of DPNs for crown shaping

Gauge

27 sts and 36 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in cable pattern on larger needles, after gently wet-blocking.

Notions
Stitch markers
Cable needle
Tapestry needle

Notes
a. This hat is worked from the bottom up, in the round, using a twisted German cast-on.
b. Cable pattern is charted and read from right to left.