Pattern: Hawk Hat
Yarn: Yarn Nerd (or any other worsted weight yarn 200 yard)
Needles: US 8 16″ circulars and set of US 8 DPN’s
Notions: Cable Needle, 4 stitch markers (one distinctive to mark begining of round), darning needle to weave in ends & kitchner stitch top.

Abbrivations:
RT *slip 7 stitches to cable needle hold to front, knit 7 stitches, then knit 7 from cable needle
Sl 1, K2tog, PS: Slip one stich from left hand needle to right needle, knit next two stitches together, then pass slipped stitch over just knitted stitch.

Set up: Cast on 88 stitches

Round 1: K14, P2, place marker [*K2,P2* 6 Times], K2, place marker, P2, K 14, P2, place marker[*K2, P2* 6 times] K2, place marker, P2.
Round 2-9: Repeat round one
Round 10: RT, P2, [*K2, P2]* 7 Times], RT, P2, [*K2, P2* 7 Times]
Continue to next set as follows;

Round 1: K14, P2, K26, P2, K14, P2, K26, P2
Round 2-9: Repeat round one
Round 10: RT, P2, K26, P2, RT, P2, K26, P2
Repeat rounds 1-10 3 more times

You now have a total of 5 cable twists, piece should measure approximately 7.5 inches long.  Proceed to decrease section.

Decrease rounds:
*Note: you are only going to be decreasing the 26 knit stitches on each side, not the center cable pattern.

Round 1: *K14, P2, Sl 1, K2tog, PS, K to marker, repeat from* end P2, (86st remaining)
Round 2: *K14, P2, K11, Sl 1, K2tog, PS, K11 repeat from*  end P2, (82 St remaining)
Round 3: *K14, P2, Sl 1, K2tog, PS, K17, Sl 1, K2tog repeat from*  end P2, (74 st remaining)
Round 4: *K14, P2, Sl 1, K2tog, PS, K5, Sl 1, K2tog, Pass Over, K5, Sl 1, K2tog, Pass Over repeat from *  end P2,(62 st remaining)
Round 5: *RT, P2, Sl 1, K2tog, PS, K2, Sl 1, K2tog, Pass Over, K2, Sl 1, K2tog, Pass Over, repeat from *  end P2, (50 st remaining)
Round 6: *K14, P2, Sl 1, K2tog, PS, Sl 1, K2tog, Pass Over, K1 Repeat from *  end P2, (42 st remaining)
Round 7: *K14, P2,Sl 1, K2tog, PS, repeat from *  end P2, (38 st remaining)
Round 8: * K14, SL 1 purlwise,  P2tog, Pass Over, P1,  K14, SL 1 purlwise, P2tog, Pass Over, P1

You now should be left with 34 stitches. Divide stitches on two DPN’s as follows; 2 Purl stiches, 14 knit stitches 2 purl stitches on each DPN.  Break yarn leaving long tail. Kitchner stitch the live stitches together. Weave in ends.