Access At CVUHS

Are you ready for a new challenge in your knitting journey? How about a cable hat?

A handmade knitted hat can be a great gift, or keep it for yourself!

Techniques taught in this class:

• Learn to read a charted cable pattern
• Learn to knit cables with and without a cable needle!

Techniques practiced in class:

• Casting On and Knitting in the Round
• Knitting, Purling, and Ribbing
• Knitting Cables
• Reading a Chart
• Decreasing for the Crown

If you’ve done a bit of knitting before, this class is just the thing to take you through the next steps in your journey!

Required Materials: 

• Worsted Weight Yarn- Adult Size Large needs at least 200 yards. Krista recommends a solid or tonal light to medium dark color yarn in order to see the cables.
  • Must Love Yarn in Shelburne: Berroco Vintage, Berroco Ultra Wool, and Malabrigo Rios
  • Joann Fabrics: Patons of North America: Classic Wool Worsted; K + C: Knit and Crochet Essential Wool
  • Northeast Fibers in Williston: Cascade 220
• Needles- 
  • You will need two sizes of 16” circular Needles: Size US 6/ 4.0 mm and US 7/ 4.5 mm. The smaller needles are for the ribbing. The larger needles are for the body of the hat.
  • You will need double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size 7 to decrease the crown of the head. Metal needles with sharp points are best. Chiagoo is Krista’s preferred brand of knitting needles.

• Other Tools: Cable needle, or double pointed needle for holding live cable stitches. Darning needle. Stitch markers and scissors are provided in class.

If you choose to visit Must Love Yarn to purchase any of the supplies needed for class, you can enjoy a 15% discount. Mention at checkout that you are taking a CVU Access class with Krista Atkeson.