Lily Chin's new book - Power Cables

Reversible Cuffs - Hats & Mittens
from Power Cables: The Ultimate Guide to Knitting Inventive Cables by Lily Chin

Knit in Indulgence - 70% Alpaca/30% Angora - 123 yd/50 g - color # 524 - 2 skeins for hat and 1 skein for mittens

"These mittens and hat have reversible cuffs for warmth and variety: one side has thicker rope cables and the other side features more delicate basketweave cables. These reversible cables are working in the round, never turning the work."

Finished measurements:
Hat - 19" circumference and 10" from brim to crown
Mittens - 5.5" cuff circumference and 7.75" palm circumference - length to fit.

Gauge:
Hat - 24 stitches and 32 rounds = 4" in stockinette on US 7
Mittens - 22 stitches and 29 rounds = 4" in stockinette on US 7

Available for sale at your local yarn store.

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