Red Cable Hats

Red cable hats always seemed romantic in a way. To me, they epitomized the ideal of What A Knitter Should Aspire To -- complex, pretty, useful. When Anjali (our friendship still in dubious status at that point) found out I knit, she said I should make her a red cable hat, because she'd seen one at a store and fell in love with it but was unwilling to succumb to the ridiculous price tag.

So during winter break, I tackled the red cable hat. I made one for Anjali and one for Niji, and found out that they're really really easy. In fact, they're easy like whoa. Cable patterns are not difficult -- they just look like it. I made each of these in a day. I'm not really satisfied with the ribbing on either of them. I think I should have used smaller needles.

Here is a photo of Anjali in her hat (which she was shocked I made) and me in Niji's hat. We look great, huh?



Skills I learned: Cables

Mistake I will never make again: Making cables with Lion's Brand Homespun. Agh!