An exclusive design from the 'Twisted Woolly Toppers' collection

Slable by Woolly Wormhead

Yarn Gauge
212 [237, 272] yd/194 [217, 249] m 26 sts x 36 rows to 4in/10cm on 3mm needles
39yd/36m for a 6x6in/15x15cm swatch in St.St. over St.St.
4Ply/Fingering/Sock weight, plied yarn. 26 sts x 38 rows to 4in/10cm on 3mm needles

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over 1x1 Rib
Needles & Notions
Set 3mm/UK11/US2½ & 3.25mm/UK10/US3 Sizes
DPNs/Circular or size needed to obtain gauge To fit sizes: 19 [21, 23] in/48.25 [53.5, 58.5] cm
Stitch marker as necessary Finished size: 16.25 [18, 19.75] in/40.5 [45.5,
Tapestry needle 50] cm
Cable needle
Skills required
Sample details Knit & purl sts, knitting in the round, increases
Shown in AdrianWool Cable & decreases, specialist cast-on, cables
[219yd/200m per 50g; 100% Wool]
Pattern contents
Shown in size 21in/53.5cm on model with
Written & charted instructions; illustrated
20.5in/52cm circumference head
tutorials for Alternate Cable & Cable cast-ons
Alternative yarns
Madelinetosh Tosh Sock [395yd/361m per
100g; 100% Merino]
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Abbreviations
K: g knit
P: h purl
RS: right side
WS: wrong side
Rnd/rnd: round
rpt: repeat
st(s): stitch(es)
M1: pick up the horizontal loop
between next 2 sts, place it
onto the left needle then knit
into the back of it
p2tog: e purl next 2 sts together
ssp: slip next 2 sts knitwise, then
w
purl these 2 sts together
C4F: #$%* slip next 2 sts onto cable
needle and hold at front, knit
next 2 sts then knit the 2 sts
from the cable needle (left
cross)
How to
Using 3mm needles and Alternate Cable cast-on
method, cast on 114 [126, 138] sts.
Join in the round, being careful not to twist sts.
Place stitch marker to indicate start of round.
Brim
Now work K1, P1 rib for 2.5 [2.75, 3] in/6.5 [7, 7.5]
cm. Change to 3.25mm needles then work
increase round once as follows:
Inc rnd: *[P1, K1] 2 [3, 3] times, P 2 [1, 2], [K1, M1]
5 times, K2, P 0 [1, 0], [P1, K1] 3 [3, 4] times; rpt
from * to end [144, 156, 168 sts]
Body
19in size: Work Rnds 3 to 18 once, Rnds 1 to 18
once, then Rnds 1 to 17 once
21in size: Work Rnds 1 to 18 twice, then Rnds 1 to
14 once
23in size: Work Rnds 15 to 18 once, Rnds 1 to 18
twice, then Rnds 1 to 12 once.
Note: for extra, extra slouch add an additional
repeat of Rnds 1 to 18, but remember to end on
the correct round for your size, to ensure the
continuity with the crown shaping. This will
require an additional 48 [53, 57] yd/44 [48, 52] m.
Rnd 1: *[K1, P1] 3 [3, 4] times, P 0 [1, 0], K12, P 2
[1, 2], [K1, P1] 2 [3, 3] times; rpt from * to end
Rnds 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 & 18: *[P1, K1] 2 [3,
3] times, P 2 [1, 2], K12, P 0 [1, 0], [P1, K1] 3 [3, 4]
times; rpt from * to end
Rnd 3: As Rnd 1
Rnd 5: *[K1, P1] 3 [3, 4] times, P 0 [1, 0], K4, C4F,
K4, P 2 [1, 2], [K1, P1] 2 [3, 3] times; rpt from * to
end
Rnd 7: *[K1, P1] 3 [3, 4] times, P 0 [1, 0], K2, [C4F]
twice, K2, P 2 [1, 2], [K1, P1] 2 [3, 3] times; rpt
from * to end
Rnd 9: *[K1, P1] 3 [3, 4] times, P 0 [1, 0] , [C4F] 3
times, P 2 [1, 2], [K1, P1] 2 [3, 3] times; rpt from *
to end
Rnd 11: As Rnd 7
Rnd 13: As Rnd 5
Rnds 15 & 17: As Rnd 1
Crown
19in size jump to Rnd 6, 21in size jump to Rnd 3,
23in size start at Rnd 1.
Rnd 1: *[K1, P1] 3 times, P2tog, K4, C4F, K4, ssp,
[K1, P1] 3 times; rpt from * to end [156 sts]
Rnd 2: *[P1, K1] 3 times, P1, K12, P1, [P1, K1] 3
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times; rpt from * to end
Rnd 3: *[K1, P1] twice, K1, P2tog, K12, ssp, [P1, K1]
twice, P1; rpt from * to end [144 sts]
Rnd 4: *[P1, K1] twice, P2, K12, [P1, K1] 3 times;
rpt from * to end
Rnd 5: *[K1, P1] 3 times, K12, P2, [K1, P1] twice;
rpt from * to end
Rnd 6: *[P1, K1] twice, P2tog, K12, ssp, [P1, K1]
twice; rpt from * to end [132 sts]
Rnd 7: *[K1, P1] twice, P1, K12, P1, [K1, P1] twice;
rpt from * to end
Rnd 8: *P1, K1, P1, P2tog, K12, ssp, K1, P1, K1; rpt
from * to end [120 sts]
Rnd 9: *[K1, P1] twice, K12, P2, K1, P1; rpt from *
to end
Rnd 10: *P1, K1, P2, K12, [P1, K1] twice; rpt from *
to end
Rnd 11: *K1, P1, P2tog, K4, C4F, K4, ssp, K1, P1;
rpt from * to end [108 sts]
Rnd 12: *P1, K1, P1, K12, P2, K1; rpt from * to end
Rnd 13: *K1, P2tog, K2, [C4F] twice, K2, ssp, P1;
rpt from * to end [96 sts]
Rnd 14: *P2, K12, P1, K1; rpt from * to end
Rnd 15: *K1, P1, [C4F] 3 times, P2; rpt from * to
end
Rnd 16: *P2tog, K12, ssp; rpt from * to end [84 sts]
Rnd 17: *P1, K2, [C4F] twice, K2, P1; rpt from * to
end
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Rnd 18: *K2tog, K10, ssk; rpt from * to end [72 sts] Break yarn and draw through remaining 12 sts,
Rnd 19: *K4, C4F, K4; rpt from * to end tighten to close.
Rnd 20: *K2tog, K2, K2tog, ssk, K2, ssk; rpt from *
to end [48 sts] Finishing
Rnd 21: Knit all sts
Rnd 22: *K2tog, K4, ssk; rpt from * to end [36 sts] Weave in all ends. A gentle wash and blocking is
Rnd 23: Knit all sts required to help the decrease lines settle in and
Rnd 24: *K2tog, K2, ssk; rpt from * to end [24 sts] lay flat.
Rnd 25: Knit all sts
Rnd 26: *K2tog, ssk; rpt from * to end [12 sts]

Body cable chart h g g g g g g g g g g g g h 18

h g g g g g g g g g g g g h 17
Please refer to written
h g g g g g g g g g g g g h 16
instructions for complete h g g g g g g g g g g g g h 15
pattern instructions h g g g g g g g g g g g g h 14
h g g g g #$%* g g g g h 13
h g g g g g g g g g g g g h 12
h g g #$%* #$%* g g h 11
h g g g g g g g g g g g g h 10
h #$%* #$%* #$%* h 9
h g g g g g g g g g g g g h 8
h g g #$%* #$%* g g h 7
h g g g g g g g g g g g g h 6
h g g g g #$%* g g g g h 5
h g g g g g g g g g g g g h 4
h g g g g g g g g g g g g h 3
h g g g g g g g g g g g g h 2
h g g g g g g g g g g g g h 1

21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8

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Crown chart s d 26
Please refer to written g g g g 25
instructions for sizing s g g d 24
g g g g g g 23
s g g g g d 22
g g g g g g g g 21
s g g s d g g d 20
g g g g #$%* g g g g 19
s g g g g g g g g g g d 18
h g g #$%* #$%* g g h 17
w g g g g g g g g g g g g e 16
h h #$%* #$%* #$%* h g 15
g h g g g g g g g g g g g g h h 14
h w g g #$%* #$%* g g e g 13
g h h g g g g g g g g g g g g h g h 12
h g w g g g g #$%* g g g g e h g 11
g h g h g g g g g g g g g g g g h h g h 10
h g h h g g g g g g g g g g g g h g h g 9
g h g w g g g g g g g g g g g g e h g h 8
h g h g h g g g g g g g g g g g g h h g h g 7
g h g h w g g g g g g g g g g g g e g h g h 6
h g h g h h g g g g g g g g g g g g h g h g h g 5
g h g h g h g g g g g g g g g g g g h h g h g h 4
h g h g h w g g g g g g g g g g g g e g h g h g 3
g h g h g h h g g g g g g g g g g g g h g h g h g h 2
h g h g h g w g g g g #$%* g g g g e h g h g h g 1

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Alternate Cable & Cable Cast-on

Alternate Cable cast-on

The alternate cable cast-on is created by casting on alternate knit and purl
stitches. By treating the slip knot as a purl stitch, the first true stitch cast on
will be a knit stitch. This means that for an even number of stitches cast on
for joining in the round, the cast on will end with a knit stitch. It is advisable
to work a row flat before joining, as this will ensure the ribbing starts with a
knit stitch, and will make joining in the round easier.

1) Start with a slip knot on your left working needle. Then for the first stitch only, insert the right
needle into the stitch knitwise and wrap yarn round needle to create a knit stitch.

2) Pull the yarn through to create the new stitch and then place the loop back onto the left

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working needle. Steps 1 & 2 are only worked once, at the beginning of each cast-on.

3) Next, insert the needle behind the previous stitch purlwise (i.e. working from back to front
insert the needle between the last stitch and the one before it). Wrap the yarn round the
needle and pull this loop of yarn through and place it onto the left needle.

4) Then we want to create a knit stitch – insert the needle from front to back behind the previous
stitch. Wrap the yarn round the needle, pull this loop through and place it onto the left
needle.

5) Now repeat steps 3 & 4 until the desired number of stitches have been cast on.

Cable cast-on
Work steps 1 & 2 to start the cast-on, then omit step 3 and simply repeat step 4 until you have the
required number of stitches. Should the edge seem a little tight, a gentle tug loosens up the edge
whilst still preserving its strength and support.