It’s so simple to knit a hat - even a beginner can handle it!

alt – alternate beg – beginning bet – between BO – bind off BLO – back loop only Cable – cable CA – color A CB – color B СС – contrasting color CDD – centered double decrease CN – cable needle CO – cast on cont – continue cross 2 L – cross 2 stitches to the left cross 2 R – cross 2 stitches to the right CDI – central double increase dec – decrease DD – double decrease DPN – double pointed needles Elastic – elastic edge st – edge stitch end on RS –end on right side end on WS –end on wrong side es - Elongated Stitch EON – end of needle EOR – end of row/every other row FC – front cross FL – front loop fol – follow G st – garter stitch grp(s) – group(s) garter st – garter stitch inc – increase k1p1 – knit one, purl one K2tog – knit two (2) stitches together kwise – knitwise K – knit K tbl = K1 tbl = K1b – knit through the back loop K-B – knit stitch in row below K1f&B=KFB