ok ladies, who wants to help this guy out
 

So my girlfriend wants an Acorn beanie for her almost 1 year old son and I'd like to surprise her with one. Sure I could go out and buy one but it would mean much more to me if I made it for him, as I'm sure it would mean more to her as well. See there are still some good guys out there :thumbsup: I can build a motorcycle, cars, houses, furniture but when it comes to knitting I'm a total newbie but I'm always up for a challenge.

I started watching some of the videos on here and they will help a lot as I get started on my little project.

I thought I would start this thread as a place to put all my questions and maybe get some "you can do it!!!" encouragement and maybe even give you all a laugh or two along the way haha

So here it is, this is what I want to make and here are my first few questions.

Where can I locate a pattern for this?
What size needles will I need?
What yarn will I need. Hope yarn is the technical term if not please correct me as I'm still learning.

Wish me luck!! :woohoo:
-Jason

Hi Jason,

Let's address a pattern first. Please click this link. There are more than a dozen pumpkin hat pattern to choose from. Each pattern will state the recommended yarn and needle size.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sear...ptioned_thumbs

If you are prompted to "join", please do so. It's free, and sign up is simple.

After you've chosen a design, then we can help you with the HOW TO aspects!

Welcome to our Knitting Help fam!

Howdy. ArtLady showed you the best place to start looking for a pattern. At this point I thin I should defer to those of the masculine persuasion on the forum. :wink:

He can do it!
Yes! He can!
If spitfire can't do it
Nobody can!

That's very cute, but do you have a link to the pattern?

Welcome to Knitting Help! We have quite a few guys here so you'll fit right in!

An acorn hat can be as simple at just knitting the top in a darker color with some texture and making it slightly pointy. Solid works, too.
http://stringstothings.blogspot.com/...n-hat.html?m=1

Hi and welcome!
That's an adorable hat and I'm sure you can find or adapt a pattern to an acorn design. For me, the oak leaf makes it. Here's a pattern for an oakleaf (strickly a finishing touch) although I'm not sure how big the leaves are. Good luck with your pattern search and if that becomes overwhelming, c'mon back here and we'll make suggestions.

So I have narrowed it down to one of these 3
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...by-earflap-hat

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...orn-baby-hat-2

If I did this one I would want to do tan and brown rather than just all brown.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...dler-acorn-hat

Spitfire, will this be your first project?

Cute oakleaf pattern!