This is Whitney's 70's Ski Hat from The Purl Bee. Sort of. I picked out this pattern and took it, plus leftover yarn from a sweater for Milo, when we went to the hospital. Of course, I got very little knitting done there, since I was on massive painkillers and, by the way, had this BABY to look after.
I asked John if he wanted a blue hat or a red hat, and he chose red. I mostly followed the pattern, using Cascade 220 superwash and a US7 needle, but instead of lining the bottom with cashmere, I just used the 220. It's not that I think John is undeserving of cashmere, but 1. I wanted to use up the extra yarn, and 2. I wanted the hat to be machine washable.
So, for his hat, I used a provisional cast on with 90 stitches, increased 10 stitches evenly right before the turning row, and when I knit the inside to the outside, I just took care to evenly space the extra stitches. And when I was done, I thought, "I still have enough leftover to make Milo a blue hat."
It's basically the same, but I cast on 72, increased to 80 at the turning row, and changed the stripes to 3 rows green, 2 rows yellow, 1 row red. I also knit 13 rows of "inside" fabric (before the turning row), and then 7 rows of blue before I started the striping.
I love them. And when I finished, John decided, he'd really rather have a blue hat. So much for using up the stash. I'll have to go get more blue.
The guys were kind enough to pose for me, despite the sweltering late-July heat.
The top photo cracks me up, in part because it looks like John is auctioning off our son. Disagree? What if we put them on TV?
He's all Ron Popeil. Set it and Forget it. (Via PhotoFunia)
2 comments:
What a couple of cutie pies! Looks like you're having too much fun :)
Love it!
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