I did it. After my first annoying attempt, I completed my first hand knit hat. I even messed with the pattern. Yeah!
Yarn – Rowan Big Wool, 100% Merino Wool
Pattern – Chunky Knit Beanie by Leslie over at a friend to knit with (Thanks Leslie!!)
What I did:
- Knit on dpn instead of straight needles
- Due to knitting in the round I dropped 4 stitches off the cast on (thanks to the advice of Martha)
- The first version didn’t cover my ears as much as I wanted it to, so I lengthen the portion where you decrease stitches. Instead of knitting 2 together for the last two rows, I started to knit 2 together, knit 2 stitches and repeated until I got down to less than 10 stitches. Now it covers my ears and there aren’t any gaps from reducing so quickly!
This is a really quick and easy hat. Perfect for a 1st hat. Supposedly you can knit it in a night, which for a mom of little ones actually means 3 nights. At least for me anyways. What’s even more fun? Doing it with a group. Each person with their own choice of yarn and ideas on how to alter the pattern. Here’s Martha’s and Jen’s. Still waiting to see pics of Sarah’s and Dana’s.
