Free knitting patterns for matching hats, cowls, scarves, and mittens knit with cables. Updated 6/8/25.
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Free Patterns
F882 Cabled Hat and Cowl
Set of matching hat and cowl knit with an 8 round repeat wavy cable. Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Plymouth Yarn Design Studio.
Return to the Forest Set
Matching hat and buttoned cowl knit with an antler cable in an 8 row repeat. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Roisin Graham.
Cable and Check Hat, Cowl, and Gloves
Matching hat, neckwarmer, and fingerless mitts knit with an overall cable texture in a 6 round repeat. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Robbie Laughlin and Marsha Peacock.
More Free Patterns
Cable Hat, Scarf, Mittens
An 8 row repeat all over cable design creates matching accessories knit flat. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Bernat
Cable Cowl, Hat and Mittens
Matching 3 color hat, cowl, mittens knit with an 8 row (round) cable repeat. Cowl is knit flat, hat and mittens knit in the round. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Red heart.
Patterns for Purchase
Cable Scarf, Hat and Wrist Warmers
No longer free. Matching set of scarf, hat, and fingerless mitts knit with a diamond cable design on garter stitch. Accessories in Hayfield Bonus Aran Tweed 7991 designed by Sirdar. Aran weight yarn.
Iona Hat, Cowl, and Mittens
An accessories set with warm, dense cable patterns inspired by the patterns carved on stone crosses and cross slabs in Iona and all over Scotland. Includes Iona Cowl, Iona Hat and Iona Mittens (all also available as individual patterns). Designed by Dagmar Mora. Aran weight yarn.
Honeycomb Set
Matching hat, scarf, and mittens knit flat on 2 needles with an 8 row repeat honeycomb and cable pattern. Worsted weight yarn. Aran Set designed by Mary Maxim
Snowdrops Hat, Scarf and Mitts
Matching set of cabled reversible scarf, beret, and fingerless gloves with a fold down cuff. Aran weight yarn. Designed by AnneLena Mattison
