My first cable knit hat.

During the last weeks of December I received my Cascade Magnum yarns that I ordered {on impulse} and among them was this gold color that I had big fancy dreams for -- cable knits. 

I used a pattern I found on Ravelry and I began to knit 2  and purl 2 and knit 2  and purl 2. It created a beautiful, chunky ribbing. I love chunky ribbings. And I felt that this was a beginning of something wonderful.

Then came the cables. They were easy enough to create and they came in amazing swirls that I felt with my fingertips after finishing every few rows. 

I thought, "Wow. I'm really knitting up these cables."

It wasn't even a year ago when I couldn't even finish a simple scarf because I didn't know how to cast off let alone do proper knit and purl stitches. But here I was creating these delicious cables. It's an amazing feeling when you find out you can actually accomplish something you thought you couldn't. 

The decrease rounds were a bit tricky as I ended up not having the same amount of stitches to work with as listed in the pattern {probably because I cast on 56 stitches and not 58} but I loved how it turned out anyway. And I love wearing it in two ways - with the ribbing folded and not. 

The pattern I found is here. I followed along to create the large size hat but the correct pattern is updated in the comments section. It says to cast on 58 stitches but I ended up casting 56. I used US Size 13, 9MM knitting needles and Cascade Magnum Yarn in Gold.