Woven Roots Hat by Jared Flood

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

Bring classic cables to your modern wardrobe with this easy and fun hat! Practice your technique on two different cables that cross on the same round for quick memorization. Whether a beanie or a watchcap is more your style, you will love the feel of this hat in Imbue Worsted’s soft, squishy Merino.

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This pattern is part of our BT by Brooklyn Tweed pattern line; a collection of skill-accessible knitting patterns written in a concise, visually appealing way. Each pattern offers a beginner-friendly entry point into the larger world of Brooklyn Tweed yarns and patterns. Projects you make from BT by Brooklyn Tweed will be straightforward to knit and fun to wear!

Construction

Hat is worked in the round from the bottom up.

Finished Dimensions

Beanie (Watchcap)

20”/51 cm circumference; 8”/20 cm (11¼“/28.5 cm) length

Fits head sizes 19-24”/48.5-61 cm

Yarn

Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Worsted — 100% American Merino Wool (104 yards/95 meters per 50g skein)

Beanie (Watchcap)

2 (3) skeins

Beanie photographed in Cloak and Carbon 

Watchcap photographed in Hummingbird

Yardage

Beanie (Watchcap)

Approximately 160 (220) yards / 146 (201) meters in worsted weight wool yarn

Gauge

28 stitches and 32 rounds = 4”/10 cm measured over cabled fabric, after blocking

Needles

Main

16”/40 cm circular needle

Suggested size US 8 (5 mm)

Double-pointed needles (DPNs)

Same size as main circular needles

Ribbing

16”/40 cm circular needle

2-3 sizes smaller than main circular needle

Suggested size US 5 (3.75 mm)

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

Video — Rib Cabled Cast On

Reading Charts

Video — Twisted Stitches

Blocking 101

Knitwear Care

Skill Level

2 out of 5: Adventurous Beginner