Oisin

**Oisin** (Osh-een) by Meghan Babin is the mate to her Ailm scarf, featuring the same cables in our worsted weight Forge for a cozy, handsome beanie for all. Made with a deep, squishy fold-over brim, the cables flow naturally from the brim ribbing and decrease away seamlessly into the crown. This beanie is worked in the round from the bottom up beginning with an optional tubular cast on for a polished finish. The hat is worked from a chart through the crown decreases for a straightforward but eye-catching project. **Skill Level:** Intermediate **Finished Size** Size; 17” / 43.25 cm finished circumference, unstretched; 11” / 28 cm finished height, unfolded; 8.5” / 21.5 cm finished height, folded. **Yarn** Hudson + West Co. Forge (70% U.S. Merino / 30% U.S. Corriedale; 235 yds / 215 m; 3.5 oz / 100 g): shown in mallard (deep teal), 1 skein. **Needles** Size A (hat body): US 7 / 4.5 mm: 16” / 40 cm circ needle and 1 set of DPNs, or your preferred needle for small-circumference circular knitting. Size B (ribbing): US 5 / 3.75 mm: 16” / 40 cm circ needle, or your preferred needle for small-circumference circular knitting. Size C (optional, for tubular cast on): US 4 / 3.5 mm: 16” / 40 cm circ needle, or your preferred needle for small-circumference circular knitting. *Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.* **Notions** Stitch marker (m); cable needle (cn); waste yarn; tapestry needle. **Gauge** One rep of Chart Rows 9-20 on Size A needle, blocked = 3.25” / 8.5 cm in width and 1.5” / 4 cm in length. **Skills Required** Cabling with (or without) a cable needle; decreasing; increasing; circular knitting; (optional) tubular cast on.