LOMBARD STREET
Three columns of two-step cables anchor the Lombard Street hats as they wind their way through an unusual background: delightfully squishy garter stitch. Written for three height/brim options, you can work your Lombard Street as a deep, luxurious double-brimmed slouch, a single-brimmed, just-barely slouchy version, or a more fitted, unisex beanie. mYak’s glorious Baby Yak Medium knits up quickly, while showing just enough detail in every stitch, and provides glorious warmth and resilience for its weight. Choose a neutral or desaturated shade for a sophisticated, urban look, or choose a brighter, more saturated shade for a more youthful, festive version. A 2x2 ribbed brim with an optional tubular cast on makes for a polished finished look. Quick to work and satisfying engaging to knit, Lombard Street makes an excellent gift hat for a lucky loved one, or, with that perfect skein of yarn you’ve been saving, for yourself!
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PATTERN INFORMATION SIZE
One size (Adult S/M/L) with beanie and slouch options; circumference 19.5” / 50 cm; height 11.5” / 29 cm (doublebrim slouch with brim unfolded), 9.25” / 23 cm (singlebrim slouch), or 8” / 20 cm (beanie). Note: because these cables derive from 2x2 ribbing, the hat is incredibly stretchy, especially in its doubled-brim format, making this a “one size fits most” scenario.
YARN mYak Baby Yak Medium (worsted weight, 100% baby yak, 125 yards / 117 meters per 50 grams), 2 skeins. For slouch: 250 yards / 229 meters of light worsted weight wool yarn; for beanie or single-brim slouch: 180 yards / 165 meters of heavy worsted weight wool yarn. Samples shown in Canyon (slouch) and Black (beanie).
GAUGE 22 sts and 32 rnds per 4” / 10 cm in cable pattern on largest needle, after blocking.
NEEDLES One long (32” / 80 cm or longer) circular needle (for magic loop), or 5 double-pointed needles, per knitter preference, in sizes US 6 / 4.5 mm or size needed to obtain gauge and US 4 / 3.75 mm or two needle sizes smaller than gauge needle for the ribbing. Note: if you are doing the optional tubular cast on, you may wish to use a needle one or two sizes smaller than your ribbing needle for the foundation rows.
NOTIONS
ABBREVIATIONS 2/2 LC: Slip 2 sts to CN and hold in front, k2, k2 from CN. 2/2 LC-DEC: Slip 2 sts to CN and hold in front, k2tog, k2 from CN. 2/2 RC: Slip 2 sts to CN and hold to back, k2, k2 from CN. 2/2 RC-DEC: Slip 2 sts to CN and hold to back, k2, k2tog from CN. CN: Cable needle. cdd: Central Double Decrease. Slip the next st on the lefthand needle to the right-hand needle, purlwise, with yarn in back. K2tog. Pass slipped st over decreased st. [2 sts decreased.] CO: Cast on. k: Knit. k2tog: Knit the next two sts together. [1 st decreased.] p: Purl. p2tog: Purl the next two sts together, through their front loops. [1 st decreased.] Rep: Repeat. rnd: Round. Sl1wyif: slip the next st on the left-hand needle to the right-hand needle, purlwise, with yarn in front. ssk: Slip, slip, knit. Slip the next two sts knitwise, one at a time. Return sts to left hand needle and knit them together through the back loop. [1 st decreased.] st: Stitch.
Stitch markers (optional); tapestry needle; cable needle (optional); waste yarn for tubular cast on (optional).
SKILLS REQUIRED Decreasing; knitting in the round; small-circumference circular knitting using double-pointed needles or magic loop; cabling with or without a cable needle; tubular cast on (optional; instructions provided).
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CROWN SHAPING (BEANIE) Rnd 1:
Rnd 8: Rnd 9: *k2tog, rep from * to end of rnd [9 sts decreased; 9 sts on needle].
Rnd 2: Rnd 3:
FINISHING
Rnd 4:
Use tail from cast on to seam ends of foundation rows together if you used the tubular cast on (below where you joined in the round). Weave in ends and wet block gently, preferably over a round object like a balloon, a wire frame, or a bowl.
Rnd 5: Rnd 6: Rnd 7:
STITCH PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS
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all images, text, and illustration © 2019 by Sloane Rosenthal