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:: January 2, 2005 Hats
I'm on a mission to knit the perfect hat. These are my four attempts so far, and I'm not there yet. Upper left is a basic hat using the Kittyville pattern minus all the fun parts, and with 1x1 rib instead of seed stitch. I used Mission Falls 1824 just like the Stitch n' Bitch version calls for. But, it makes my head look funny (the hat is too oblong) and it does very little to keep out the cold. Lower left is the monmouth cap knitted in Rowan Polar. I love the yarn, but the hat turned out too short (next time, add another inch either to the band) and I messed up on the decreases. It is also suprisingly not-warm. And I can never use the two-row i-cord at the end again because, as Bryan pointed out, it looks like a condom tip. This one is getting ripped but I'm not sure the yarn will survive. Upper right is the Fun Flapper Hat by MLM inspirations. This one looks the best on, and I can't recommend So I tried the pattern again in Rowan Polar (lower right), adding an inch so it covered my ears all the way. I guess I shouldn't do that, because I don't like how it looks quite as much. I'm still plagued by the warmth issue. What gives? The hats are pretty loose despite being on gauge so maybe I should go down a needle size or two. That, or pick up the stitches along the rim and knit a second hat as lining. Oh yeah, each hat took only one skein, except for the Mission Falls 1824 wool hat, which took one plus a tiny bit of another. posted by in Finished Projects , Knitting Sorry, comments are closed for this entry. You can always email me through the address on the right sidebar. |
