Nora’s Hat
A Cute Bunny Cabled Hat
I’ve knit hats for a lot of people in my life. But my daughter might just be might most knit-worthy person. When she started asking for everything with bunnies on it, I had the idea to create the bunnies out of cables. There are hats with all sorts of embellishments like bears, and the like, but this would be a challenge for me. It took a couple of tries to make a cut bunny cabled hat, but we did it! And now you can Knit Nora’s Hat too!
If you want just the bunny cable instructions for both in the round and worked flat click here.
This hat is so much fun to knit. I’ve knit it a few times to test the pattern sizing and every time its such a joy. The bunnies get more exciting as they develop, and the hat just takes on it’s own vibe. My daughter cannot wait until the weather drops to be able to wear this hat. Nora’s hat is a great option for just about anyone! Littles love the cute bunnies, and that it’s comfortable to wear.
What’s special About Nora’s Hat Aside from the bunnies?
Great question! Nora’s hat is very different from most other patterns you’ll find. One because of the shape of the cables. The other is the purl base for the cable. I really wanted the bunnies to stand out and that meant breaking up the stitch pattern and giving them a textured background.
This pattern, like most of my hats, features a set up row where you knit a series of increases. This keeps the fit of the hat from being too tight. If a hat isn’t super comfortable people won’t wear it.
Another feature in my patterns, the lack of charts or overcomplicated abbreviations and symbols. I try to write everything so that it’s as easy to read as possible. This means that simple instructions are abbreviated where they can be, and more complicated instructions are written out.
