This was my very first attempt at knitting in the round.
Since I've taken up this new passion about 4 months ago, I've knitted one hat for oldest, one for youngest (that didn't fit) and now this one for me, myself and I.
I still have to knock out one for middle. I have my eye set on one that I think will be really cute for him but I wanted to try knitting a larger one in the round first. I figured that it would be easier to go larger. I don't remember the logic behind that thinking at the moment...
It fits pretty nicely and definately keeps my head toasty warm.
It took about 3 days and that's with almost constant interruption (as in...sit down, knit 5, "MOM!", get back up, sit down, knit 6 ,"MOMMY!", you get the idea)
*Thank you to Fremont Frog for modeling for me, I'm a wee bit camera shy*
Aside from a rocky start (I could NOT for the life of me figure out how to eliminate that giant gap in between the first and last stitches when I joined the round. SO, I googled it. There's almost no problem google can't solve. Turns out, you just pull the the first knit stitch you make when joining the round extra tightly. Who knew?) I think it went pretty smoothly.
I used leftover worsted weight variegated yarn.
A size 8 16in. circular needle
4 size 7 DPNs.
1 tapestry needle
stitch marker
The hat is done in a basic pattern.
Using the circular needle, cast on 70.
K1 P1 for about 2 inches.
Then knit in stockinette (knit each stitch) for about 6 inches.
K8 K2tog for 1 row
Knit the next row
(You'll want to switch to the DPNs about now)
K7 K2tog for 1 row
Knit the next row
K6 K2tog for the next row
Keep going like that until you K2tog across the row and/or you have about 6 sts remaining.
Cut thread leaving about a 4 inch tail.
Thread tail through tapestry needle and then carefully weave through remaining sts, pull tightly.
Weave in your ends, making sure to finish with a little bit of your tail left over on the wrong side of you hat.
And that's it. FIN.
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