Crystal’s Knit Newsy Cabled Hat ~ May 8, 2013

May 8, 2013

This Knitted Newsy Cabled Hat was made for my daughters’ dance teacher as an end of year gift. May is not necessarily the month to make knitted hats, but I knew she would make good use of it when fall and winter hit. We did live in Nebraska at the time, so colder weather was definitely going to come our way. The pictures I am including with this post are not the pictures of the exact Knitted Newsy Cabled hat I made for Crystal, unfortunately. I had gotten in such a time crunch to finish it and wrap it up, that I never took pictures of it when it was done. It was stitched exactly like a hat I had made previously, so these pictures are what the hat would have looked like had I taken pictures of it.

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Knitted Newsy Cabled Hat Project Info:

Craft: Knit
Made For: Crystal Arch
Started: May 3, 2013
Completed: May 8, 2013

Knitted Newsy Cabled Hat Pattern Info:

Newsy Cabled Cap by Linda Cyr

Needle size: US 4 – 3.5 mm

Free Patterns:

In addition to trying this pattern out, I also have two dischloth patterns that I designed. They are available for free on this website.
And so you can find the Simple Seed Stitch Dishcloth Pattern and the Moss Stitch Dishcloth pattern through these links. Moreover, if you scroll to the end of either of those links you will see an option to download the PDF file.

What yarn did I used for this Knitted Newsy Cabled Hat?

This Knitted Newsy Cabled Hat could be made using any worsted weight yarn. For this reason I am going to include several links of my recommendations. Keep in mind I am only sharing worsted weight yarns as that is the size the pattern calls for. However you can substitute to your own preferences.

For this project I used Lion Brands Wool Ease Yarn in the Black colorway.

Other great worsted weight yarn choices I frequently use are Vanna’s Choice, Pound of Love, Caron simply soft and Red Heart Soft A few places to yarn shop for these brands would be Amazon , Lion Brand and Create For Less websites.

Knit Picks Yarn Options Below

What are the best needles and tools to use?

My favorite needles are at Knit Picks. Previous posts of mine go into greater detail as to why I have chosen them over other brands, please scroll through and check my story out. Even better, comment on this post or send me an email and I would be happy to discuss with you.

In order to be fair and give more than just one option, I’m also including a few links to Amazon for some interchangeable sets that come with excellent reviews. I believe interchangeable is one of the most economical ways to get started in knitting. These sets are versatile and can be used for just about any knitting project. In fact, you can even use them to knit in the round if you learn the magic loop!!

Additional Tools for when your wrists and/or hands ache

If you are like me and you knit and crochet a lot, something that I have found is useful at times is a pair of stress relief gloves. I own a few different kinds, but I do think any of them is better than not using anything at all if your hands and wrists are bothering you. I’ll include a few links for you to check out.

Need a little more help?

In short, that should be about all you need if you want to try this one out. However, maybe you still feel like you might need a little extra assistance. That being the case you might want online classes to help you. If so, check out the links below for Craftsy or Annie’s. As a matter of fact, I take online classes often to improve and advance my skills. You can always learn something new! I actually taught myself to knit and crochet through “Teach myself” kits. In addition I’ll share a link for something very similar to what I purchased for myself below as well.

If you have any questions about the information in this post please just leave me a comment.

Happy Stitching!
🧶💖
~Mindy~

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