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Chunky Knit Cable Beanie Pattern

chunky knit cable beanie pattern

chunky knit cable beanie pattern

Knitting materials and tools:

<> Double-pointed knitting needles, 9 mm (US 13/UK 00). Use 10 mm if you find yourself as tight knitter.

<> Lion Brand Wool, Ease Thick & Quick – 20% wool, 80% acrylic. Color of your choice.

<> Weight Category – 6. Quantity – less than1 ball. If you have difficulty to find aforementioned brand of yarn, use something else that will have about 60 m (65 yards) per 100 grams skein.

<> Pom pom – black/white/natural color. Material – natural fur / faux fur / yarn pom pom. Size – 13-15-17 cm.

Chunky knit cable beanie size:

Head circumference: 52-56 cm (21-23”).

Gauge: 10 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette

Common abbreviations of knitting stitches:

K – knit,

P – purl,

k2tog – knit two together

p2tog – purl two together

M1– make 1 stitch

Cable 4 Back (C4B): Slip 4 knit stitches to the extra needle and hold in back of work, k4 from the left-hand needle, k4 from the extra needle.

Cable 4 Front (C4F): Slip 4 knit stitches to the extra needle and hold in front of work, k4 from the left-hand needle, k4 from the extra needle.

skpo – Slip, Knit, Pass Over: Slip one stitch to the right needle knitwise, knit in the next stitch and drop this stitch off the left needle, insert the left needle into the slipped stitch, pass it over the knit stitch and it’s done.

chunky knit cable beanie without pom pom

Chunky cable beanie knitting pattern:

Ribbing of the chunky knit beanie

Cast on 48 stitches. Join to knit in the round. Place marker. Rib k1, p1 for 8 rounds. You can also rib k2, p2.

Body of the chunky knit beanie

In the next round, we are going to add 22 sts. Please use any methods you know. At the end of this round, you will get in total 70 stitches. The total number of stitches must be divisible by 14.

Increase Round: k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1, k1, M1, p1. (70 sts)

Rounds 1-2: [k12, p2] – repeat 5 times

Round 3: [C4F, k4, p2] – repeat 5 times

Rounds 4-5: [k12, p2] – repeat 5 times

Round 6: [k4, C4B, p2] – repeat 5 times

Repeat Rounds #1-6 two more times. At the last time don’t repeat Round 6, because this is the point where we start decreasing. After the round with increases, I have knitted 17 rounds. My hat measures now 19 cm.

chunky knit cable beanie on the mannequin's head - side view

Shaping the crown of chunky knit beanie

Round 1: [k4, C4B, p2tog] – repeat 5 times

Round 2: [k5, k2tog, k5, p1] – repeat 5 times

Round 3: [skpo, k7, k2tog, p1] – repeat 5 times

Round 4: [Slip 3 stitches to the extra needle and hold in front of work, k2tog, k1 from the left-hand needle, k2tog, k1 from the extra needle, k2tog, k1, p1] – repeat 5 times

Round 5: [k2tog, k2tog, k2tog, p1] – repeat 5 times

Round 6: [skpo, k2tog] – repeat 5 times

Cut yarn leaving 10-15 cm tail. Use hook or tapestry needle to pull yarn tail through the last 10 remaining stitches. Pull tight to close the hole. Hide the tail inside of the hat and weave it in into the backside of our stitches.

Coming to the final part of this pattern you have at least a couple of options to decorate your hat with a pom pom. The first one is to make a handmade yarn pom. The second one is to tie a real/faux fur pom pom.

chunky knit cable beanie on the mannequin's head - crown view

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11 comments

SuW 10th September 2022 at 14:39

Thank you for sharing, can’t wait to make it

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Alva Stepancic 22nd September 2022 at 04:35

Hello,
I paid for your Chunky Cable Knitting Pattern using Paypal. I’ve twice emailed the owner asking for instructions to access the pattern to no avail. Please advise. Thank you

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Ann 22nd September 2022 at 13:53

Please check your e-mail box again. I have resent the pattern. Thank you!

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Susan Ellis 22nd September 2022 at 16:36

Susan Ellis
Confused with pattern to start cable Row 1-2 have 14 stitches x 5
round 3 has 10 stitches x 5 what happens to the other 4 stitches in the group??
Can’t find any errata listed.

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Ann 25th September 2022 at 17:27

Hi Susan. Please check abbreviations. C4F it is 8 stitches. Cable 4 Front (C4F): Slip 4 knit stitches to the extra needle and hold in front of work, k4 from the left-hand needle, k4 from the extra needle. It means row 3 has 14 stitches too.

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Linda 21st January 2023 at 07:45

Hello, do you have this pattern for straight needles instead of knitting in the round? Thank you, linda.

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Diane 4th March 2023 at 13:16

Hi, I am almost done with the hat and I don’t understand how do do Row 4 of the decrease round. It says to slip 3 stitches onto the cable needle, but it only says to knit 1 off. I’m confused. Could you try to explain it better to me? Thank you,
Diane

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Ann 9th March 2023 at 19:33

It says k2tog and after k1 (those 3 stitches that you slipped)

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Tricia 15th January 2024 at 18:08

Hello, a little confusing , most sites say CF4 is a total of 4 stitches, not 8.. Thanks

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Ann 22nd January 2024 at 09:20

Please check my abbreviation before knitting. Thank you

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