Jason's Cashmere Hat: Is It The Best?

© Melissa Thomson

Jason's Cashmere Hat 

Overall rating: 4.9/5 from 2320 votes (Ravelry)

Cost: Free

  I was scrolling through the knitting board on Reddit when an impressive post showed up.  Swannygirl94 said that she and her mom wanted to try and fill a bathtub with these hats.  They didn't get there, but still made an impressive amount.

© swannygirl94 and her mother

  I probably won't be making 40 of them, but if the two of them love this pattern that much, then I think it's worth trying at least once.

I’ve knitted several hats for my husband. He works outside or an unheated shop in Ohio in the winter. This is the BEST EVER pattern!! He can turn it up or pull it down over his ears and it is snugly warm. The pattern is easy to follow and is delightful to knit!! Thanks SO MUCH!!

~ dmgoss55 (over 4 years ago)

  I was going to mention that I don't like it when patterns only have one size, but other people have successfully added another pattern repeat to make it a larger size.  I imagine that someone could also take off one repeat and make it a smaller size as well.

I LOVE this pattern! It is so well written! I am quite proud of the hat I finished, it was my first time knitting cables in the round. And I do believe that the well written pattern did all of the work! I am super excited to give this as a gift and I’ll post pictures once completed. Thank you for sharing this for free.

 ~ samanthadawnrawr (over 3 year ago) 

Yarn: Berella So Soft in Dark Rose - Needle: US 8

  The four inches of ribbing for the brim really got me.  I wouldn't make it quite so long if I make it again.  Two inches would be the max I would work before getting into the cables.

  I am just being nitpicky at this point, but I feel like the last two rows of decreases would look more cohesive if we worked ask as the decrease as opposed to the k2tog.  The decreases would lean the same way the cables did in the rest of the hat.  I also added an additional decrease row, but that is also more personal preference than anything about the pattern.

  Overall, I think this is a really fun pattern and works up pretty quickly.  I can see myself making it again.