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Old 09-04-2010, 08:37 PM   #1
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I knit this hat as a gift for The Boyfriend's best friend's soon-to-be 7 year old sister's birthday (follow that?). Her favorite color is purple and she loves things that are shiny, so when I saw Caron Simply Soft Party I squee'd.

This is my first time knitting a hat and my first time knitting reversible cables. I loved both. I suck at figuring gauge in the round so this hat will probably fit her until college, but I think too big is better than too small. It is meant to be worn brim folded-up or down, but I think it looks better folded.

I plan on making the matching scarf for her, as well.

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Ravelry pattern page: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/palindrome-hat

My Ravelry project page: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/ShanaHoo/palindrome-hat

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Old 09-05-2010, 02:09 AM   #2
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That's a great hat.
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Old 09-05-2010, 07:14 AM   #3
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The gauge looks spot on! And the knitting is wonderful! I knit the Palindrome scarf, and it's a favorite of mine! So nice there's no wrong side!

Anyway, great work! Wow, your first hat!!!!!
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The gauge looks spot on! And the knitting is wonderful! I knit the Palindrome scarf, and it's a favorite of mine! So nice there's no wrong side!

Anyway, great work! Wow, your first hat!!!!!
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Old 09-05-2010, 01:51 PM   #5
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Beautiful!! I love this pattern too - made a scarf for a gift but haven't made the hat yet.
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Old 09-05-2010, 01:55 PM   #6
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Thanks, ladies!

I took out one repeat and made it a litte bit shorter, but I'm not too worried about it because-- and as her pseudo-big sister, I mean this with TONS of love- she's got a big round head.

I wish it hadn't taken me so long to make my first hat! For the last few years I've shied away from anything that I couldn't fit on my straight needles because I was nervous about investing in circs. SO GLAD I DID. I've got some more hats, scarves, and a couple afghans to go for Christmas , but I'm thinking I'm going to start my first sweater in January 2011.

PS- How crazy is that that I'm talking about January 2011 being in the near future??! This has been a FAST YEAR.
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Old 09-05-2010, 04:59 PM   #7
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Great job! Love the color too!
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Oh, that's cute! And a great color, too. She'll love it!
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First hat? You must be a pro! It's great.
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First hat?! First reversible cabled?!

YOU ROCK!!!
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