FO: Hat for BIL

[Vendie]

I'm desparately trying to finish BIL Brian's hat today. I just about had it, tried it on......too short. Darn. Well, it looked good on me, but I doubt it would have on Brian.

Gave me an excellent opportunity to try Amy's video on inserting your needle in a destination row before unraveling (see Basic Techniques ->...More). It really works, just be sure you're grabbing the stitch from the same row all around. I had a hard time distinguishing between rows 8 and 9 :rollseyes: geesh, can't even blame it on alcohol.

Back on track and adding length to the hat. I would really like to get it done tonight, but we'll see.

I'm using Plymouth Yarn Baby Alpaca in medium blue and white, US 5 needle. I'm using a basic hat pattern from The Knitters Handy Book of Patterns, doing my own funky striping thing. Do you think I should add another stripe (or set of stripes) or just leave it blue to the top?

[Ingrid]

I love that color blue! I'd just leave the two stripes--very classy. Good work on the non-frogging. I have trouble keeping track of which row I'm on, too, unless there's a color change or pattern. Better than the alternative, though!

[Vendie]

yeah, I'm kinda liking the single set of stripes there too. I might have to make a hat with the opposite patterning b/c I'm going to have nearly a whole ball of that white left....

[usamacka]

how about just a very small stripe....one or two rows of the alternate color closer to the crown....it is very nice!

[Jeep_Girl]

I think that blue the rest of the way would be good for a guy. Great job on the hat!

[KellyK]

I vote no more stripes....that leaves you more white for a hat for YOU!!

[Sascha]

I'd leave it the way it is. Its really nice!

[Sascha]

I'd leave it the way it is. Its really nice!

[rebecca]

Very 8-) cool to learn new techniques when we mess up, don't ya think?! I really love it just the way it is, very nice, very classy, very manly, he will it! It will be worn often

[Julie]

I agree -- it looks great as-is (stripewise).