Australian Knitting

Cable and Lace Beanie with Wristwarmers

YARN

 4 balls 8ply Heirloom Silk Touch

NEEDLES AND TOOLS

 3.25mm knitting needles

 4mm knitting needles

 wool sewing needle

MEASUREMENTS

Hat Circumference – 46cms

Height – 19cms

TENSION

22 st to 10cm using 4mm needles. You can substitute any similar 22st 8ply.

GETTING STARTED LACE BEANIE

You can knit this in the round if you prefer. Just don’t cast on the 2 stitches that form the seam.

WORKING PATTERN

Using 3.25mm needles cast on 102 stitches.

RIB BAND

K1, *k2 p2*, repeat until last stitch, k1. Work another 10 rows of

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