Fair Isle hat.*Now with pattern!*

[Jenelle]

I've been wanting to try fair isle for awhile, and I finally tried it! :happydance: It's my own design for it. I used size US 10 needles, with a chunky weight yarn. I can't wait to start another! :teehee:

If you are wondering what the little pattern is, it's the pac-man ghosts.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i283/Knitting-Nelly/100_6741.jpg

[Ingrid]

Jenelle!! You did a wonderful job! Congrats! :cheering: :cheering:

[KnittyKitty]

Looks really good! :inlove: I'd say an excellent first try. I'd love to try it too but no idea where to start :shrug:

Lisa

[Amber]

That's really cool! Great job!

[Danielle]

Great job! :yay:

[rebecca]

Most excellent job :yay: WTG :blooby:

[gardenmommy]

Great job!

[psammeadred]

Great job!

[Elza_B]

Ohh.. it's soooo very gorgeous! Do you think you can post the pattern? My nephew would flip if I knit the hat for him - he was a pac man addict when he was small.

[craftymom]

That is awesome! You are very talented!

[geekgolightly]

jenelle! i love it so much and im in awe that you just jumped in and made your own pattern. :cheering: :cheering: the pac men ghosts are cute

[Jan in CA]

That hat is awesome, Jenelle!!

[KristiMetz]

That looks fabulous!

[Mama Bear]

Great job!

Oh man.. does that hat take me back... about 25 years!

Mama Bear

[Angelia]

Love it!! Congrats on your first fair isle project!! :cheering: :cheering:

[gimmesanity]

Very cool! It came out great!

[Pink Dandelion]

Awesome!!

I still haven't braved fairisle knitting yet :oo:

[Jenelle]

Thank you everyone for the compliments! :D



Ohh.. it's soooo very gorgeous! Do you think you can post the pattern? My nephew would flip if I knit the hat for him - he was a pac man addict when he was small.

I was thinking about coming up with a pattern, since it was so easy. I'll come up with it tonight and post it here. :)

[janelanespaintbrush]

I recognized the ghosts before I even read what they were! Too cute! :yay:

[Pixywhispers]

Jenelle! That is sooo cute! You are so talented! I knew exactly what they were!

My son loves it too!

[nanonette]

Too cool!!! Perfect fit!! :cheering:

[jamadian75]

That hat looks GREAT! :cheering:

Good for you braving fair isle and designing in the same project!

[mamabeth]

LOL That's cute! My first thought was..those look like that PacMan ghosts! :-)

[Mer]

Great job! Those are so cute. :cheering:

[noejusti]

Oh my goodness. You are awesome! I have been trying to get up the nerve to do a sweater from the newest Vogue Knitting which involves different lines of Fair Isle, but I'm a chicken. You have given me the courage to do a basic pattern first, I don't know if I could design something myself, though. Your knitting is so even, great work!

[spooky]

Oh I love it !!!!!!!! Very nice nice nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Jenelle]

Thank you all for the comments! :muah:

I was going to work on creating a pattern for this tomorrow, but since I was bored, I created it this afternoon. :happydance:

Pac-Man Ghost Hat

Materials:
MC-Bernat Softee Chunky in Black
CC-Phentex "Chunky" in Saxe Blue
US 10(6mm) 16" circular needles

Pattern:

Cast on 90 stitches with the MC and mark the beggining.
Knit for 12 rounds.
Switch to CC and knit for 2 rounds.
Switch back to MC and knit for two rounds.
Follow the chart pattern:

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i283/Knitting-Nelly/pacmanghostgraph.gif

Switch to MC and knit for two rounds.
Switch to CC and knit for two rounds.
Switch back to MC and knit for about 2 inches.

Start decreases with MC.

*knit 6, k2tog* across.
Knit the next round.
*knit 5, k2tog* across.
Knit the next round.
*knit 4, k2tog* across.
Knit the next round.
*knit 3, k2tog* across.
Knit the next round.
*knit 2, k2tog* across.
Knit the next round.
*knit 1, k2tog* across.
Knit the next round.
*k2tog across.
Cut yarn and weave in through remaining stitches. Weave in ends.



If there is anything that I can do to make this pattern better, please tell me! And if you need any help, please ask! :D

[Elza_B]

Jenelle! Thank you so much for the pattern! :hug: I've been wanting to try a fair isle. I will get on it as soon as I get the yarns from my LYS. I will tell you how it goes!

[spooky]

Thank you THank you for the hat pattern !!! Gonna try it once I can get the yarn to make it.

[Jenelle]

I'm glad you both want to try it! :cheering:

A little tip though.. I found it easier to hold the yarns both english and continental. Much much easier to knit it than having to drop one color, knit a stitch, drop that, pic up the other color, and repeating it.

[mks22300]

Jenelle, your hat is fantastic!! :cheering: