Another yellow hat. The first one was just right, except that I made the band too tight for an adult to wear, so I had to redo it … because, yes, this is for an adult. See the fringe? We wonder at her sanity.
The variation in this one was that I added a lace inset – just a simple “take the yarn around the needle twice” for a whole row. That made the break for where the “side” of the hat is, even though I continued to increase for another 4 rows or so, and then decreased the same number, so that there’re actually 10 little points along the side.
The fringe was done by knitting 2×2 rib, then by knitting through the front & back for the knit stitches, and just purling the purls, for two rows. This meant that each 2-stitch wide knit section turned into 8 stitches, while the purls remained 2 stitches wide. This worked out well, as now the fringe doesn’t want to curl inward when the hat’s worn with the knit side out. It gives some shape to the fringe, keeping it away from the face & head.
Apologies for the blurriness in these pictures – they were taken with my cheapy digital camera – a VuPoint something-or-other. Cost $40, and I’m getting what I paid for.
I really must follow TeaAndCakes‘ advice and get a Fuji Finepix F10. Some day. When the remodel’s done with.
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For an adult, huh? hmmmm.
Yes. We think it’s all a bit much for a woman in her 50’s (!?) to be asking (!) for a yellow hat with ruffles. Don’t know what the story is, there, and frankly don’t really want to know! I’ve knit up the silly hat, and that’s that!