I made this sweet bear hat while watching a movie with Jim's mom and dad last night. It's a super easy pattern and came out cute, although I felt like I was knitting against the odds because I had only a small amount of this yarn! I skimped a tiny bit on the length of this hat to make sure I had enough for the ears.
I am not a huge fan of this Samoa yarn. It feels soft and looks good, but I have had the hardest time getting my gauge right with this yarn (hence the reason why my toddler stocking hat fits me!). I started with a size 7 needle, then went down to a 6, then went down to a 5 and I still had 4.5 stitches in an inch (it called for 5). It is not thin yarn, so I can't imagine using a size 3 with it...but maybe I need to next time! Oh well, it was a good "movie project" at any rate. And, I learned how to do ears!
I began reading up on intarsia to get ready for my felted bag project. I will need to either cut long lengths of yarn or tie center-pull bobbins so that my yarn doesn't get tangled up. I am looking forward to diving in! I need to run out and get size 13 double pointed needles before I can start.
This is my first attempt at a ruffly brim. It is definitely more time consuming than a regular brim because you have to cast on so many more stitches (192 for this hat). It came out really cute though. I like the faux darker purple band! The hat looks long in the second picture, but I think it is just the way I stuffed it for the picture. It is made to fit a 6-12 month old--I think! I need to borrow some friends' babes for a photo shoot!
also goes by "Knit Ho"
Both shirts from http://www.knitty.com/
from "It Itches: A Stash of Knitting Cartoons" by Franklin Habit (click on the cartoon to make it bigger)
View of all the color changes from the back:
Now on to the embroidery...
Here's a flash of all the hats I've made so far this summer!
And here's a picture of my work in progress--my felted purse. The bag is actually knitting up quite quickly, but I realized that I was knitting too tightly when I changed colors, hence the puckering you see on the right side.
Here's a view of all the color changes from the back:
I'm going to have to "frog" (rip out) the intarsia section and try it again with less tension..
This pattern is from my "Baby Beanies" book. It was a quick and easy project, and a great way to use up some leftover novelty yarn that couldn't be used to make an entire hat on its own.
I am not a huge fan of this Samoa yarn. It feels soft and looks good, but I have had the hardest time getting my gauge right with this yarn (hence the reason why my toddler stocking hat fits me!). I started with a size 7 needle, then went down to a 6, then went down to a 5 and I still had 4.5 stitches in an inch (it called for 5). It is not thin yarn, so I can't imagine using a size 3 with it...but maybe I need to next time! Oh well, it was a good "movie project" at any rate. And, I learned how to do ears!
