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.
oh what a cute hat,I want one!How i wish that i had the patience to knit!
Posted by: natasha s | Wednesday, 05 March 2008 at 10:11 AM
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!
Posted by: Macoco | Wednesday, 05 March 2008 at 03:21 PM
I like the hat too. My first thought though was "wow, what a head of hair"!
Posted by: carabeth | Wednesday, 05 March 2008 at 09:14 PM
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.
Posted by: Donna | Thursday, 06 March 2008 at 12:08 AM
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)?
Posted by: Anamaria | Thursday, 06 March 2008 at 05:35 PM
Oh, my!
Amanda, you got such gorgeous hair!!!
So beautiful!!!!
And of course, your new hat is terrific!
Wow!
Posted by: Kumi | Wednesday, 12 March 2008 at 05:02 PM
Love your hat. Saw it on Ravelry and followed the link back. Looks great.Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Susan | Saturday, 05 April 2008 at 03:40 AM
this hat is brilliant.... im right on to it! xx
Posted by: Sarah | Friday, 11 April 2008 at 08:54 AM
My head is 22 inches exact. Should I cast on extra stitches?
Posted by: ladylynx.livejournal.com | Saturday, 24 January 2009 at 04:16 AM
Hi ladylynx! Usually you want your finished hat to be a bit smaller than your head size, to allow it to stretch a bit and hug your head. This isn't always the case--right now my favorite hat is loose and about an inch bigger than my head. So it's really a personal preference. If you use the same yarn and get the same gauge, you might decide to cast on fewer stitches to make the hat a bit more snug on your head, or you might decide to use just the 76 st, or maybe add a few to make it looser. It all depends on how you like your hats to sit!
Posted by: Amanda | Saturday, 24 January 2009 at 08:09 AM
Hey. Thanks for getting back to me. I was knitting this with Lion Brand Suede but I realized I wouldn't get the stretch I need. But I just so happened to have just bought some Patons Shetland Chunky in Canyon Variated. I'm in love with Patons now. LOL. Anyway, I used size 8 needles for the brim and size 10 needles for the rest. Casted on 84 stitches. It's still stretching on my big head. I also had to add more rows. I'm sure it'll stretch out more. Thank you for this. I needed something new for this semester. :D
Posted by: ladylynx.livejournal.com | Thursday, 29 January 2009 at 01:12 AM