Today I finished knitting a rather simple cabled hat for mum. I used size 6 (US 10) needles and the yarn is Lana Grossa Uno (1 1/2 skeins). Though the yarn looks great, feels wonderfully soft and awesome to wear, it is a real pain to knit with. Still I love how the hat turned out. 
- Simple cabled hat
As I couldn’t find a suitable pattern I made it up. Here is what I did:
CO 80 stitches
1.-5. row: *knit 6, purl 4* to end of row
6. row: *slip 3 stitches on cable needle, hold cable needle in front of work, knit 3 stitches from the left needle, now knit 3 stitches off the cable needle, purl 4* to end of row
7.-14. row: *k6, p4* to end of row
15. row: *slip 3 stitches on cable needle, hold cable needle in front of work, knit 3 stitches from the left needle, now knit 3 stitches off the cable needle, purl 4* to end of row
Repeat rows 7 – 15 once more. After that is done, work another 4 rows of *k6,p4* (or till it was the desired length) before starting to shape the crown.
Decreases:
1. row: *k2, k2tog, k2, p4* to end
2. row: *knit 5, purl 4* to end of row
3. row: *k5, p1, p2tog, p1* to end
4. row: *knit 5, purl 3* to end of row
5. row: *k2tog, k1, k2tog, p3* to end of row
6. and 7. row: *k3, p3* to end of row
8. row: *k2tog, k1, p2tog, p1* to end of row
9. row: *k2, p2* to end of row
10. row: *k2tog, p2tog* to end of row
Cut of the yarn and thread through the remaining stitches, pull tight and sew the end in. Have fun knitting!
My hat and more pics can be found on my rav page: http://ravel.me/aravis83/st5a8
