Update: I finally actually tried the pattern, and.........................it's great! Finished the hat no problem. I did get hung up in one area..The third set of instructional photos I thought was meant for row 7, but the worded instructions for that round were different than what the pictures were saying. I figured out the pictures were actually for row 8, and I was to follow the worded instructions for row 7. I made one of these using worsted weight yarn as suggested and it's pretty thick. I wanted it to be a bit thinner so I used Patons Lace Sequins on my next one and I liked that look a little better.
Original Post: I love the cable knit look, but as the name says, it's a knit technique. Once upon a time I bought a pattern that was for a cable knit item, but using crochet. I was totally confused and had no idea what I was doing so I gave up. Recently, I came across this tutorial on how to do it.
Even if you don't want to make the hat, this is a really helpful cable "knit" crochet tutorial that can be applied to other projects.
Here it is:
