Here are two cabled hats I made out of Lion Brnad Wool-Ease for the Dulaan project. I did them both without a cable needle, something that finally made sense to me after seeing it demonstrated on Knitty Gritty.
On the right in the picture above is called Greenery. I love this hat. The cables are fun and just a little bit complex, enough that you do have to pay attention. It's snug, warm, and very pretty.
Pattern: Greenery from Lilith Parker
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease in Blue Mist
Needles: Size 6 Clover bamboo
Size: roughly 18 inches around
The other hat is a Cap Karma Hat. This one didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped, mostly because I don't like the fold-up brim. I added the longer ribbed brim to make the ear section warmer (it gets pretty chilly in Mongolia, after all). Unfortunately I think that sort of ruined the look of the pattern. As you can see in the following picture, with the brim down, the cables make a lovely sideways zig-zag pattern, but I think with the brim up the pattern gets lost. If I do it again it'll be without the brim and possibly with the smaller needles, as I did on the Greenery Hat.
Pattern: Cap Karma Hat from Smariek Knits
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease in Forrest Green Heather
Needles: Size 7 Clover bamboo
Size: roughly 20 inches around
