One Hundred Hats

Shroom (#88)

Continuing kid's week here, I've got a fun little hat - Shroom!

It looks strange, I'll admit - almost like it shouldn't be cute. As I don't have a kid to model it, I'm going off the original Shroom pattern photos when I say I think it will end up super cute on some little girl's head! Because of the gauge I got with my Cascade held double, this hat will more than likely fit a toddler rather than a bigger kid like it was intended, but no matter.

In truth, I didn't so much enjoy knitting this hat as I enjoyed the way I hoped it would turn out. Chalk it up to my gauge being too tight I guess - the hat was a pain with all those K3tog stitches every fourth row! Now that I see it finished, I'm betting it looks ridiculously cute on any size head, but I'm not sure I'd want to go through the effort to make another one to see.

Specs: Shroom, by Lee Wood Juvan; knit using Cascade 220 Heathers in pink held double, with size 10 needles 

Brangelina (#87)

This week's hats are all about kid-sizes, for the most part. I found myself with some worsted weight yarn and a bunch of patterns that called for bulky weight, and even with the yarn doubled, the hats ended up a tad bit too small to photograph on my head - but they also ended up very much kid-sized hats, so that's what I'll say they are!

First up is the Brangelina hat, a pattern shared freely by Crazy Aunt Purl. I love Laurie's blog, and have knit this hat before in the given adult size, and am glad I was able to make a kid-version. Simple construction and chunky ribs make this hat one I love to knit and share - perfect for a fast, last-minute present!

Specs: Brangelina hat, by Laurie Perry; knit using Cascade 220 heathers in pink and size 10 needles.

Simple Charity Hat (#86)

With all the cables and baubles and stripes that have been adorning my hats as of late, I was craving something simple and easy - knit knit knit all the way around was in order! Thankfully, I have been working on an e-book about minimalist knitting {to hit the Minimalist Knitter blog on Monday!} and had a hat pattern in mind for it that was perfect!

This simple charity hat is written for all sizes, and is the perfect "first hat" for any knitter - once you've got it working in the round, all you have to worry about is knitting and binding off!

Plus, I love the little ears it gives - just a bit of whimsy for any age person!

Specs: Simple Charity Hat by me {available on Monday}; knit using stash yarn and size 8 needles. 

Bella's Eclipse (#85)

 
Last week I went to see the movie Eclipse with a friend. And I spent a good five minutes freaking out in the theater over the hat Bella wears while in the snow, before the fight scenes. Like any obsessed knitter, I tried to count the rows while trying to also pay attention to dialogue, with little success.

Thankfully, there are other knitters in the world just as obsessed, and who were sucessful! I managed to find the pattern for Bella's Eclipse hat on Ravelry, and within hours of casting on, I had a finished hat!

No, my version is not done in the exact colors as Bella's - I worked with the yarn I had, as I'm knee-deep in my minimalist knitter challenge and am not buying new yarn these days. The hat is pure wonderful, even in the blue/cream color scheme I knit it in - works up fast thanks to all the stockinette stitch, and fits like a dream!

I made one small adjustment, due to my running out of blue yarn - I added one small stripe and then made the top cream instead of blue, like the pattern called for. If you make sure you've got enough yarn, you won't have the same issues, however!

Specs: Bella's Eclipse hat, by Rachel Bearse {Ravelry link}; knit using donated yarn on size 8 needles.

Blue Zissou (#84)

Last weekend I set a goal - to finish five hats in two days. I managed to complete my goal with time to spare, starting with finally getting my Blue Zissou finished.

To be honest, while I love the way this hat turned out I hated every second of knitting it - over eight inches of 1x1 ribbing is just ridiculous to me, and I try to avoid that sort of thing at all cost. But the Zissou hat was too cute to pass up on, so I worked through my frustration so I could work this hat up.

It turned out wonderfully, and if you don't mind 1x1 ribbing it may be the perfect hat for you!

Specs: Zissou hat by Cheryl Niamath; knit using sport weight blue yarn and size 7 needles.

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I've got two hat patterns set to release to the Minimalist Knitter blog in as any weeks. First up is the Red Velvet hat pattern, which will release next Monday. And then on the 26th I'll be sharing Purke!