joe_doufu
01-14-2007, 12:35 PM
The last reversible hat (see this (http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23869) thread) turned out too small, and had various other imperfections, so I gave it to my student with the tiniest cranium and started again.
Once again I knit an entire hat (based on the Mielkes' Fiber Arts hat calculator here (http://mielkesfarm.com/bsic_hat.htm)) and then went back to the beginning, picked up the same number of stitches, and knit another hat of the same pattern going the other direction. Finally I took the long tails left over at the peak of each hat, threaded them together on one needle, and stiched a kind of * shape to attach the hats at the center. The hat looks good and fits me very well, perhaps a bit loose. This is the first real good thing I've made myself.
What did I do differently from last time?
1. I used the same brand of yarn for both sides, so the size is almost the same. (I believe the red side is slightly smaller than the green+white side, though. You can see the green trim when I wear it red-side-out.)
2. Instead of the provisional cast-on, I simply used the long-tail cast on. I found it actually much easier to pick up the stitches, because I could see them all clearly, and in fact there's no seam.
3. It's all in stockinette, no ribbing to confuse things.
Once again I knit an entire hat (based on the Mielkes' Fiber Arts hat calculator here (http://mielkesfarm.com/bsic_hat.htm)) and then went back to the beginning, picked up the same number of stitches, and knit another hat of the same pattern going the other direction. Finally I took the long tails left over at the peak of each hat, threaded them together on one needle, and stiched a kind of * shape to attach the hats at the center. The hat looks good and fits me very well, perhaps a bit loose. This is the first real good thing I've made myself.
What did I do differently from last time?
1. I used the same brand of yarn for both sides, so the size is almost the same. (I believe the red side is slightly smaller than the green+white side, though. You can see the green trim when I wear it red-side-out.)
2. Instead of the provisional cast-on, I simply used the long-tail cast on. I found it actually much easier to pick up the stitches, because I could see them all clearly, and in fact there's no seam.
3. It's all in stockinette, no ribbing to confuse things.