I also charted out my own pattern for the earflaps - the boy wanted skulls, not llamas.
Monday, November 07, 2011
obsession one - done!
The hat for my son is finished! He's happy with it, and I love it. It fits, which is important, and it matches his grey jacket, which doesn't interest him in the least.
It's the Knit Picks Chullo Hat kit, and I switched out the blues for greens. (I didn't actually get to switch the colours, I just bought three shades of green and kept the blues for something else...)
I also charted out my own pattern for the earflaps - the boy wanted skulls, not llamas.
This is a great pattern - you are not limited to a specific colourwork pattern - it gives you options. There are small patterns, and large, and you can pick from an assortment to personalize each hat differently. Additionally, I have enough yarn left from the kit for at least 3-4 more hats, depending on how I distribute the colours. I could do more colourwork, or stripes, or solids... The shape of the hat is the basis. (Although if not doing colourwork, I think I'd reduce the total number of stitches, since it would stretch more. Colourwork tends to hold the size a bit better.)
I also charted out my own pattern for the earflaps - the boy wanted skulls, not llamas.
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8 comments:
Obsession when it's over something so artistically beautiful makes obsession a good thing.
I'm learning that "fit" and "matching" can be irrelevant, good things or very, very bad things, depending on the age of the teenager at the time!
What a great job to have hit all the marks for your particular teen at this particular moment!
Plus its just a great looking hat!
LOVE IT!
Great job! So glad the kid likes it, and to know that the pattern kit is a good value.
Very, very nice! I've had this kit marinating in my stash for a couple of years, and you're making me think I should pull it out and start playing..
I love these kind of hats. I made myself an earflap hat a while back and it is the best ever for cold days. Mine has pom poms. Now I may have to make one with tassels
Impressive! I just saw this same hat on another blog. When I saw it on yours it made me do a double take because the other one was the same colors and I think it had skulls on the earflaps too. This seems like a fun and rewarding project. I want to try colorwork someday...more than just two colors that I've done. That's so great that he likes it. :-)
Oh wow! Great job! Looks great. I hope he wears it well.
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