In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I've created this lovely cap with six cabled pink ribbons, separated by mini cables that work their way all the way up to the crown and join in the center. This hat could easily be made in a different color to support various causes: red for AIDS/HIV, yellow for the troops, a variegated rainbow yarn for gay rights, your choice! Here's a list of awareness ribbon colors and their meanings to help you along.Queue this on Ravelry!
Materials:
200yds (183m) of worsted weight yarn in the color of your choice
US #7/4.5mm 16in (41cm) circular needle
Set of US #7/4.5mm double-pointed needles
One stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Gauge:
20sts by 28rows = 4in (10cm) in stst
Finished Size:
Adult Small (Large) = 21 (23)in [53 (58)cm] in circumference
Click here for Abbreviations
Special Abbreviations:
FC3 = slip next 2 sts onto cable needle, hold in front, purl next st, knit sts from cable needle
BC3 = slip next st onto cable needle, hold in back, knit next 2 sts, purl st from cable needle
m1Lp = make 1 left purlwise - insert left needle from front to back under bar between next 2 sts, and purl this new stitch through the back loop
m1Rp = make 1 right purlwise - insert left needle from back to front under bar between next 2 sts, and purl this new stitch
Pattern:
CO 96 (108) sts on circ. Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist.
Rnds 1, 5, 8: [k2, p14 (16)] 6 times.
Rnds 2, 4, 6: knit.
Rnds 3, 7: [FC2, p14 (16)] 6 times.
Rnds 9-32 can be worked by inserting chart between mini cables (don't forget to twist the mini cables every four rnds) or from the written instructions below.
Rnds 9, 10: [k2, p1 (2), k2, p8, k2, p1 (2)] 6 times.
Rnd 11: [FC2, p1 (2), FC3, p6, BC3, p1 (2)] 6 times.
Rnd 12: [k2, p2 (3), k2, p6, k2, p2 (3)] 6 times.
Rnd 13: [k2, p2 (3), FC3, p4, BC3, p2 (3)] 6 times.
Rnd 14: [k2, p3 (4), k2, p4, k2, p3 (4)] 6 times.
Rnd 15: [FC2, p3 (4), FC3, p2, BC3, p3 (4)] 6 times.
Rnd 16: [k2, p4 (5), k2, p2, k2, p4 (5)] 6 times.
Rnd 17: [k2, p4 (5), FC3, BC3, p4 (5)] 6 times.
Rnd 18: [k2, p5 (6), k4, p5 (6)] 6 times.
Rnd 19: [FC2, p5 (6), FC4, p5 (6)] 6 times.
Rnd 20: [k2, p5 (6), k4, p5 (6)] 6 times.
Rnd 21: [k2, p4 (5), BC3, FC3, p4 (5)] 6 times.
Rnd 22: [k2, p4 (5), k2, p2, k2, p4 (5)] 6 times.
Rnd 23: [FC2, p3 (4), BC3, p2, FC3, p3 (4)] 6 times.
Rnds 24, 25, 26: [k2, p3 (4), k2, p4, k2, p3 (4)] 6 times.
Rnd 27: [FC2, p3 (4), FC3, p2, BC3, p3 (4)] 6 times.
Rnd 28: [k2, p4 (5), k2, p2, k2, p4 (5)] 6 times.
Rnd 29: [k2, p4 (5), FC3, BC3, p4 (5)] 6 times.
Rnd 30: [k2, p5 (6), k4, p5 (6)] 6 times.
Rnd 31: [FC2, p5 (6), m1Rp, ssk, k2tog, m1Lp, p5 (6)] 6 times.
Rnd 32: [k2, p6 (7), k2tog, m1Lp, p6 (7)] 6 times.
Small Size Only:
Rnd 33: [k2, p14] 5 times, k2, p7, pm to mark new beg of rnds.
Large Size Only:
Rnd 33: [k2, p16] 6 times.
Rnd 34: [k2, p16] 6 times.
Rnd 35: [FC2, p16] 5 times, FC2, p8, pm to mark new beg of rnds.
Crown Shaping:
Switch to dpns.
Rnd 1: [p6 (7), k2tog, k1, p7 (8)] 6 times - 90 (102) sts.
Rnd 2: [p6 (7), FC2 (k2), p7 (8)] 6 times.
Rnd 3: [p6 (7), k1, ssk, p6 (7)] 6 times - 84 (96) sts.
Rnd 4: [p6 (7), k2 (FC2), p6 (7)] 6 times.
Rnd 5: [p5 (6), k2tog, k1, p6 (7)] 6 times - 78 (90) sts.
Rnd 6: [p5 (6), FC2 (k2), p6 (7)] 6 times.
Rnd 7: [p5 (6), k1, ssk, p5 (6)] 6 times - 72 (84) sts.
Rnd 8: [p5 (6), k2 (FC2), p5 (6)] 6 times.
Rnd 9: [p4 (5), k2tog, k1, p5 (6)] 6 times - 66 (78) sts.
Rnd 10: [p4 (5), FC2 (k2), p5 (6)] 6 times.
Rnd 11: [p4 (5), k1, ssk, p4 (5)] 6 times - 60 (72) sts.
Rnd 12: [p4 (5), k2 (FC2), p4 (5)] 6 times.
Large Size Only:
Rnd 13: [p4, k2tog, k1, p5] 6 times - 66 sts.
Rnd 14: [p4, k2, p5] 6 times.
Rnd 15: [p4, k1, ssk, p4] 6 times - 60 sts.
Rnd 16: [p4, FC2, p4] 6 times.
Both Sizes:
Rnd 13 (17): [p3, k2tog, ssk, p3] 6 times - 48 sts.
Rnd 14 (18): [p3, k2, p3] 6 times.
Rnd 15 (19): [p2, k2tog, ssk, p2] 6 times - 36 sts.
Rnd 16 (20): [p2, k2, p2] 6 times.
Rnd 17 (21): [p1, k2tog, ssk, p1] 6 times - 24 sts.
Rnd 18 (22): [p1, k2, p1] 6 times.
Rnd 19 (23): [k2tog, ssk] 6 times - 12 sts.
Rnd 20 (24): ssk 6 times - 6 sts.
Cut yarn and thread through rem loops using tapestry needle. Pull tight and tie off. Weave in ends.
Feel free to comment here with questions.
This pattern is intended for personal use only. Please do not try to sell it or any product made from it. Thank you.
41 comments:
Very nice work! Just saw your pattern on Ravelry. Got my invitation yesterday & it's quite exciting. I think I may knit one of your cable ribbon hats for my Mom, who's had b.cancer. Thanks very much for sharing!
Thanks! And welcome to Ravelry!
Good luck with the hat. Hope your mom likes it. Let me know if you find any typos.
You're very welcome!
this is awesome!
Thanks!
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!!!
My anniversary for Breast Cancer was Monday the 22nd. SEVEN YEARS FREE!!
That is such a beautiful hat! I would never take it off my head ever!!!
I'm going to print your pattern and hopefully my girlfriend will have time to teach me how to make cables! I make hats for cancer patients, survivors, and anyone who needs a hat!
Thank-you for sharing your wonderful talent!
iSherry
Raverly: icrocheticreate
www.iknit-icrochet-iyarn.net
Thanks!
Congratulations on your cancerlessness. That's always something to celebrate, anniversary or not.
Cables aren't difficult at all. It's just rearranging the stitches before you knit them.
Good luck! And be sure to post pictures on Ravelry if you make one - I'd love to see it.
Carissa
Ravelry: nosmallfeet
I'll just say "wow..."
Thank you!
Aha! Blogging under another name huh? I didn't realize you designed! Brava on the beautiful hat!
Thanks, but, uh, do I know you?
The hat is just beautiful. I am going to knit it in green, my son has a liver transplant, and you just don't find things for that. Thank you so much for sharing the pattern.
She
Thanks. I'm glad you like it and can adapt it for your cause. I'd love to see the finished product when you're done.
D=< And just when I was looking for something to knit for Breast cancer week, I find THIS! I'm so mad, and I'm hopping up and down o n my toes. I would have LOVED to have worn this on b.cancer day. =) Anyways, it's really lovely. ~Sekaya fifteenyearoldcrazyknitter.
Glad you like it, but sorry it didn't find you in time. There's always next year.
I love! Love! Love this pattern. How wonderful! I am a beginner knitter, do you think this is too hard to attempt? Do I have to have graph reading knowledg? Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Glad you like it.
You'll need to know how to knit, purl, work in the round on a circular needle and double-pointed needles, increase, decrease and work cables. You can work the cables from the chart if you want, but I've also written out those rounds individually if you prefer that.
If you have any trouble, do let me know and I'll help however I can. If I can't explain something in words, I can hopefully link you to helpful websites with pictures and videos.
What is the difference between FC3, FC4, FC2, FC5? Thanks - can't wait to get started.
For the even numbers, FC2 and FC4, click here for my common abbreviations. In these cases, the two or four stitches (respectively) involved in the twist are all knit stitches. You will slip half of them to a cable needle, hold it in front of your work, knit the other half of the stitches, then knit the ones from the cable needle.
The abbreviations that are only used in this pattern, like FC3, are listed at the beginning under "Special Abbreviations". With FC3, only two of the stitches are knits and one is a purl stitch. You'll slip the two knit stitches to the cable needle, hold it in front, purl the next stitch, then knit the two from the cable needle. Similarly, with BC3, you'll slip the one purl stitch to the cable needle, hold it in back, knit the next two stitches, then purl the one from the cable needle.
There is no FC5, unless I made a typo somewhere, in which case, let me know where and I'll fix it.
Hope that helps.
Hello. I'm enjoying knitting the pink ribbon hat, but, I just can't figure out how to make the m1Lp and m1Rp stitches. I'm assuming the "next 2 sts" are stitches on the right needle, but maybe that's incorrect. But then I don't know how to purl that stitch. Thanks for any help you can give me!!
By "next 2 sts", I mean the st you just worked that's now on the right needle and the first st on the left needle. You'll pick up the bar between them by poking under it with your left needle (from the front for a m1Lp and from the back for a m1Rp), then you'll purl this new st (through the back loop for a m1Lp and through the front loop for a m1Rp). Knittinghelp.com has videos for this if you are a visual learner. Scroll down on this page to M1R and M1L, and at the bottom of each of those paragraphs are videos for how to do them purlwise.
Hope that helps.
Thanks SO much for the explanation, and for posting it so quickly!! I also was helped by the video - wht a great website! Thanks again!
Carol
Love this pattern, but I'm a crocheter and can't knit. Any possibility of a similar pattern for us who crochet? Thanks for sharing this beautiful cap. Holly
I'm a begining knitter, also a Brest Cancer survivor. I'm attempting this as a challenge.
Rnd 11-23 start of with [FC2, what does the [ mean?
Thanks,
Nancy
Nancy, the things inside [] are to be repeated 6 times to complete each round. The things in () are for the larger size. If you're making the smaller size, ignore them; if you're making the larger size, you'll work what's in the () instead of the instruction just before the ().
Let me know if you have any other questions.
What does the FC2 mean?
Thanks,
Nancy
FC2 means slip next st onto cable needle, hold in front, knit next st, knit st from cable needle.
For future reference, all of my abbreviations are here.
Hope that helps.
Does FC4 mean to slip two stitches onto the cable needle, hold in front, than knit the next two stitches, than knit the stitiches on the cable needle?
Thanks
Yes, that's correct.
I'm a beginning knitter. I can't visualize how to do the M1lp and M1LR.
I'm on row 32 and don't want to make a mistake at this stage of the game.
Also the chart and written insturctions don't seem to match. Guess it's because I'm a beginner and don't know how to read it?
Thanks,
Here are some videos that might help you. If you scroll down to M1R and M1L, follow the videos for how to do it on the purl side.
You're right; the written instructions don't completely match the chart. The chart only shows the ribbon cable, not the min cables in between.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Where are the viedos?
Thanks
That's weird. My link didn't show up. Sorry, here they are.
I can't wait to make one of these for one of the girls in my depression/anxiety group. Thanks so much for linking to the list of ribbon meanings. I appreciate the pattern. Check me out on ravelry (knittergoddss) next month and I'll post pictures of my finished product with a link to your pattern.
knittergoddss@hotmail.com
i am so excited to find this pattern! i've been looking for something like this literally for MONTHS!!! my best friend is recovering from her breast CA surgery. she would be tickled pink to have one of these. thanks so much!
This is so pretty... my mom is always finding patterns for things to make with pink ribbons in them, so I am secretly making this for her for Christmas. Hopefully she doesn't run across this pattern before I'm done!
would you be able to adapt the hat pattern to an afghan (or lapghan) pattern? I would love to make this for my aunt (cancer survivor) but I think she would like a small afghan over the hat. Not sure how to change from hat pattern....is there a multiple of "x" stitches to get the pattern?
Sure, you could just cast on a multiple of 12 plus 2 stitches, but any border stitches you want (like a garter stitch border to prevent curling). Then just follow the chart for however many repeats to get the size afghan you want. Keep in mind that the chart and written instructions are for working in the round, so you'd have to reverse even rounds (knit the purls and purl the knits) for the back side of the afghan. The chart also doesn't include the 2-stitch mini cable between the pink ribbons. Good luck!
Just thought I would share with you, I've made several hats using your pattern, they're all donated to the cancer clinic. It's a lovely pattern, thanks for posting it. Blessings
This is a beautiful pattern, thank you so much for sharing it! I see that you suggested it could be changed for an afghan. I'd love to make this for a breast cancer survivor friend in a larger gauge yarn. Can the pattern be adjusted for that? For instance for a 16 stitch = 4" gauge? Thank you!
Sure, you could. I'd probably just do five sections instead of six. You may also want to start the crown shaping earlier, so the hat doesn't come out too long.
Thank you, I'll try that larger gauge yarn with 5 sections. I know my friend will seriously love this hat, thank you again it is SO pretty!
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