Omemee Cable Toque

I had some bulkier yarn for this hat, but I really wanted to see this Tosh Vintage in Mockingjay worked in that exact cable stitch.  So, I tweaked the Omemee Cable Toque pattern, by Tara-Lynn Morrison, a little to make it happen.

Mockingjay is an ever-changing grey.   From full sun, to shade, to the waning light of evening, you can see the subtle shifts in the color, here, on my daughter and in progress shots.

I got two skeins in this color while at Veera and Joji Knit America, so they’re extra special.  There’s a reason this yarn color is in demand.  Look at it, people.

Being worsted weight, it doesn’t have the same amount of body, to stand up, as the sample.  But, honestly, I never wear hats that way.  If you do, though, just keep in mind that your Aran should definitely be on the heavier side.

To get my skein to work, I had to wing it, so don’t look for any brilliance in my modifications.

My mods: I cast on 18 extra stitches and knit the ribbing in size 5 needles, then increased 4 more stitches, after the ribbing, and switched to size 7 needles.  These 7’s were from my new Karbonz interchangeable midi set that I won in Holla Knits’ last knit along.  I think it’s love.

The important thing was to get the ribbing tight enough to fit my little head and the number of stitches necessary to fully do the cable pattern.

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If I had wanted my hat to be as tall as the sample, I could’ve done either an extra half or a full cable pattern repeat before decreasing.

I have a bulkier, solid Aran set aside for another one of these.  I could probably follow the directions more closely with that one, but I am toying with the idea of an unfolded, longer ribbed portion with less of the cabled bit.  We’ll see…

I have knit 6 of Tara-Lynn’s designs, which can be found as patterns or ready-made, in her shop, Good Night Day.  I think this design is one of my favorites- along with the Petawawa Cable Toque,  Belleville Shawl (in cotton), and my Markham Loop Collar.  I have to say that I am still in awe of how beautifully perfect that Markham Collar came out.  I’d never knit anything like it and it was so much fun to make.

So which of Tara-Lynn’s knits will be next on my needles?  There’s the Stratford Halter Crop Top, which I’d do in warm weather-friendly yarn, and the Kingston pullover.  I’d also like to try a two-tone, Jarvis Fisherman Toque, too.