My first FO for 2014 Stashbustin‘!!! This was SUCH a quick knit.
2014 Stashbustin’: Project #2
Pattern: Appi Slopes Hat by Melissa Mall
Yarn: Knit Picks Cottom Simply Sport in Prussian Heather
Needles: Size US 4s (I went up a size from the pattern to get guage)
I used 196.8 yards or 60 grams of yarn. I started on 16 in circs and finished on dpns. I find myself getting more comfortable with this! I knit this hat in a matter of a couple of evenings. Super easy and great TV knitting.
I did encounter one issue. At the end I seamed all the way around inside the hat to secure the brim…and I lost all the stretch. This hat wouldn’t fit a toddler let alone my gigantic noggin. So I ripped that out and just put small “tacks” about 1 inch apart around the inside to secure the brim. That way the ribbing would still stretch. Fits like a dream. I even tested this out last weekend whilst shoveling snow. Great fit, love the brim….but the cotton isn’t terribly warm. Upside….totally washable after it got all sweaty from scooping snow!
And lastly….the photos…
(Side view)
(Front view)
(Back view)
My Tangled Yarn Knitting Adventures 
Super cute !
Thanks!
Lovely! Did you insert plastic or something into the brim to make it “stand out?”
Yep, fold over the rib section covering the plastic and seam together. Easy peasy
Holy moly! That is loooooovely!
Thanks for liking my post. Hat looks great. Saw it on instagram but, can’t remember where…
Looks great. And that yarn looks really, really soft and cosy.
Thank you 🙂
Me too, I want to knit that hat! ❤ Do you suppose the cotton would make it a good summer sun hat? Or too warm for summer?
Mine is cotton and based on the way the winter wind whipped through it…it could go either way. It’s very ventilated but I bet it’s still warm based on how much of my head it covers