Unforgettable Cable Rib Hat - Free Crochet Pattern

The Unforgettable Cable Rib Hat is a soft, warm and stretchy crochet hat made with self striping yarn. So cute and colorful! I hope you will love it as much as I do!

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The subtle cables are made with an easy 3 rounds repeat stitch pattern;
the multiple for the stitch pattern is 5!

Hat Construction: The Hat is worked from the bottom up in joined rounds; the top of the hat will be shaped with a few decrease rounds, then cinched together to close the hole on top.

Unforgettable Cable Rib Hat

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GAUGE

15 sts and 13 rows = 4" x 4" (10cm x 10cm) in rib pattern stitch: *2 fpdc, 2 bpdc* repeat

SIZES:

This hat pattern comes in 3 sizes: small child, child and teen/ adult small. Child 3-5 years: hat height: 7.5” (19 cm)

Child 6-10 years : hat height: 7.87” (20 cm)

Teen/Adult Small: hat height 8.46” (21.5 cm)

To change hat circumference, add/subtract sts to start with; the total number of stitches should be a multiple of 5!
To change hat height make more/ less rounds before starting to decrease the top.

THE YARN:

You will need 1 skein of Red Heart Unforgettable yarn of Red Heart Unforgettable yarn to make this hat in either of the 3 available sizes.

Shown here in colorway Candied and Harmony.

The Harmony colorway is actually deconstructed! I have deconstructed 2 skeins of colorway Harmony and I have only used brown and beige shades.
(The pink and purple shades from the 2 skeins of Harmony were used to make a Double Layered Stars Twist Headband.)

Yarn weight: 4, medium
Ball size: 100 g/3.5 oz, 247 meters/270 yards

OTHER SUPPLIES:

• 4.5 mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Faux Fur Pompom

STITCHES, TERMS (US) AND ABBREVIATIONS:

- ch: chain
- fsc: foundation single crochet. See this Video Tutorial by Moogly!
- st: stitch
- dc:double crochet
- sk: skip

- fp sts: front post stitches - fpdc: front post double crochet: Yo, insert your hook from front to back to front around the post of the next stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull thru 2 loops on your hook, yo, pull thru remaining two loops on your hook.

- bpdc: back post double crochet: Yo, insert your hook from back to front to back around the post of the next stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull thru 2 loops on your hook, yo, pull thru remaining two loops on your hook.

- fptr: front post triple crochet: Yo 2 times, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of the next stitch, yo, pull up a loop, (yo, pull thru 2 loops on your hook) 3 times.

- dec-fpdc: (Invisible) decrease front post double crochet: Yo, insert your hook from front to back to front around the post of both next 2 sts, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull thru 2 loops on your hook, yo, pull thru remaining two loops on your hook.
→ See my Video Tutorial!

dec-bpdc: (Invisible) decrease back post double crochet: Yo, insert your hook from back to front to back around the post of both next 2 sts, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull thru 2 loops on your hook, yo, pull thru remaining two loops on your hook.

Special Stitch:

Cable: sk next fpdc, work 1fpdc around each of next 2 fpdc; going in front of the 2 fpdc just made, work 1 fptr back into the skipped st.

NOTES:

1. For a better elasticity at the bottom, the hat is started with a row of chainless foundation single crochet stitches (fsc) instead of chain sts.
2. The ch2 at beg of rounds will not count as a st.
3. At the end of each round you will slst into the first back post dc st st the beg of the round and not into the ch2.

HAT INSTRUCTIONS

A full Video Tutorial for the Unforgettable Cable Rib Hat is available here!

Size Child 3-5 years

Fsc 65, join with slst into ring.

R1: ch 2, * bpdc around each of next 2 fsc, fpdc around each of next 3 fsc*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. ( 65 sts)

R2-R4: ch 2, * bpdc around each of next 2 bpdc, fpdc around each of next 3 fpdc*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. ( 65 sts)

R5 (Cable Round): ch2, *bpdc around each of next 2 bpdc, cable*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. ( 65 sts total; 13 cables around)

R6: ch 2, *bpdc around each of next 2 bpdc, fpdc around each of next 3 sts of the cable*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. ( 65 sts)

R7: ch 2, * bpdc around each of next 2 bpdc, fpdc around each of next 3 fpdc*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. ( 65 sts)

R8 - R22: Repeat from R5 to R7 ending with a R7 repeat. (65sts)

Note: You will have 6 cable rounds total and 2 rounds with post sts after the last cable round!

R23 (Decrease round): ch2, *dec-bpdc, fpdc around each of next 3 sts of the cable, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. (52 sts)

R24: ch2, *1 bpdc, 3 fpdc*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. (39 sts)

R25 (Decrease round): *dec-fpdc worked around next bpdc and next fpdc; fpdc around each of next 2 sts*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first decrease st. (39 sts)

Cut yarn leaving a long tail. Fasten off.

Go to "Closing the Hole" step below the adult size!

Size Child 6-10 years

Fsc 70, join with slst into ring.

R1: ch 2, * bpdc around each of next 2 fsc, fpdc around each of next 3 fsc*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. (70 sts)

R2-R4: ch 2, * bpdc around each of next 2 bpdc, fpdc around each of next 3 fpdc*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. (70 sts)

R5 ( Cable Round): ch2, *bpdc around each of next 2 bpdc, cable*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. (70 sts total; 14 cables around)

R6: ch 2, *bpdc around each of next 2 bpdc, fpdc around each of next 3 sts of the cable*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. ( 70 sts)

R7: ch 2, * bpdc around each of next 2 bpdc, fpdc around each of next 3 fpdc*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. ( 70 sts)

R8-R24: Repeat from R5 to R7 ending with a R6 repeat (70 sts)

Note: You will have 7 cable rounds total and 1 round with post sts after the last cable round!

R25 (Decrease round): ch2, *dec-bpdc, fpdc around each of next 3 sts of the cable*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. (56 sts)

R26: ch2, *1 bpdc, 3 fpdc*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. (56 sts)

R27 (Decrease round): *dec-fpdc worked around next bpdc and next fpdc, fpdc around each of next 2 fp sts*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first decrease st. (42 sts)

Cut yarn leaving a long tail. Fasten off.

Go to "Closing the Hole" step below the adult size!

Size Teen/ Adult Small

Fsc 75, join with slst into ring.

R1: ch 2, * bpdc around each of next 2 fsc, fpdc around each of next 3 fsc*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. (75 sts)

R2-R5: ch 2, * bpdc around each of next 2 bpdc, fpdc around each of next 3 fpdc*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. (75 sts)

R6 ( Cable Round): ch2, *bpdc around each of next 2 bpdc, cable*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. (75 sts total with 15 cables around)

R7: ch 2, *bpdc around each of next 2 bpdc, fpdc around each of next 3 sts of the cable*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. ( 75 sts)

R8: ch 2, * bpdc around each of next 2 bpdc, fpdc around each of next 3 fpdc*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. ( 75 sts)

R9-R25: Repeat from R6 to 8 ending with a R6 repeat (cable round). (75 sts)

You will have 7 cable rounds total, then you will start decreasing!

R26 (Decrease round): ch2, *dec-bpdc, fpdc around each of next 3 sts of the cable*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. (60 sts)

R27: ch2, *bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 3 fpdc*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first bpdc. (60 sts)

R28 (Decrease round): *dec-fpdc worked around next bpdc and next fpdc, fpdc around each of next 2 fpdc*, repeat from *to* around, slst to top of first decrease st. (45 sts)

Cut yarn leaving a long tail. Fasten off.

Continue with "Closing the Hole" step below!

CLOSING THE HOLE ON TOP OF THE HAT

Turn the hat inside out, thread yarn needle with the long yarn tail and weave yarn through ends of last round; pull the yarn tight to close the hole. Secure by weaving the yarn through for a few more times, then fasten off!

ADDING A POMPOM

All sizes: Sew a faux fur pompom or a yarn pompom made with a pom pom maker on top of your hat.

I hope you enjoy this pattern!
Love cables? You might like the Chic Cable Beanie also!

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