Elfin cap

Here's another custom order (before I washed it), just finished a few nights ago.

I'm still amazed when I see my own hair from the back, it seems like it was just yesterday that it was pixie-short.

Here's the pattern for the cap:

Fiber: Patons Shetland Chunky Tweed, 1.5 skeins
Needles: size 9 dpns
Gauge: 4 st/in in stockinette
Finished size: 22 in

Cast on 76 st, arrange as 19 st on each of 4 needles. (I cast on to two size 9s held together.)
Knit 5 rows with size 8 needles (to make it roll more), then switch to size 9 needles for 25 rows (to row #30). Decrease 4 st evenly on rows 31, 34, 37 (every third row), knitting plain the in between rows. Then decrease 4 st evenly on rows 39, 41, 43, etc (every other row) until row 67 when only 4 st are left. I-cord for 20 rows, bind off.

I also knit this in a sock yarn, you can see it here (it's available for sale), there's quite a difference in the feel of the knitted fabric, and in how the hat stands on the head, between sock yarn and bulky yarn. I like them both, they're just different.

Comments

[natasha s]

oh what a cute hat,I want one!How i wish that i had the patience to knit!

[Macoco]

That is such a sweet hat - and a great photo as well. I like all of the white in the picture and then your dark hair!

[carabeth]

I like the hat too. My first thought though was "wow, what a head of hair"!

[Donna]

You have such beautiful hair! Mine is still in the oh, sucks growing out a pixie cut, haha. Thank you for the pattern, I have some yarn that would work really well with it.

[Anamaria]

Again with the beautiful knitting! And the beautiful hair. I love seeing the way the hat knits up differently in different yarns, too. Is I-cord hard to make (for a non-knitter, that is)?

[Kumi]

Oh, my!
Amanda, you got such gorgeous hair!!!
So beautiful!!!!
And of course, your new hat is terrific!
Wow!

[Susan]

Love your hat. Saw it on Ravelry and followed the link back. Looks great.Thanks for sharing.

[Sarah]

this hat is brilliant.... im right on to it! xx