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Finished: Online Training Hat

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My Online Training Hat is done and this was my first score for the Down Cellar Studio Podcast Pigskin Party 2025 KAL.

Pattern: My own basic beanie “recipe” with 88 sts

Yarn: Big Sky Yarn Company Squish DK in “Do You Want To Build a Snowman”

Needles: US 8s

This hat used 62 grams of the DK weight and equated to 143 yards of yarn. Not bad for an adult sized small beanie. I think the 1×1 rib for the folded brim looks really neat in this variegated yarn. I hate knitting it, but it looks so great finished.

Now I need to decide what hat to start next! Happy Knitting!!

Decreasing This Hat

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I passed my online training and took a HUGE load off my brain. And in the process I got my Online Training Hat all the way to the decreases

I know this is DK being worked on Worsted gauge, but I don’t think it is causing any issues. The hat may be more on the smaller snug size and it will still be adult size. I think 20 more minutes of knitting and I will have a finished hat!

I still have a decent ball of yarn left and therefore leftover will be involved. My next hat WIP might need to be a Musselburgh and use more scraps as that bag is full.

Happy Knitting!!

Online Training Hat Brim

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I am past the infernal one by one ribbing on my Online Training Hat! Though I am still stuck in the training classes…

The brim is folded and attached and I can cruise along in stockinette now. I could have done the attachment a little bit better as it is not as stretchy as I would normally desire. But now I need to get back to ceaseless training and note taking…

Happy Knitting!!

Studying With Hats

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One by one ribbing is quite something. My Online Training Hat is slowly growing as I watch slide dec after slide dec.

I am finally more confident and comfortable with flicking and switching between knits and purls. I am getting faster without having to drop the needles or the working yarn. Well, as fast as you can be in one by one rib LOL.

This DK yarn is working up more like a worsted. I think I should be fine at this gauge and needle size. The hat might could be small or could be fine. There is a head for every hat!

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Online Training Hat

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I have two solid weeks of online training for my professional CPE. I am less than excited and I need a knitting project to keep my fingers busy and the snacking to a minimum. My needles have been empty since I finished the 2025 Conference Hat.

I grabbed some Big Sky Yarn Co Squish DK that I picked up at SSK 2024 and some hat needles. And in my haste, I may have made a misstep. This is DK yarn and I brough worsted weight hat needles. I hand wound the skein and pondered and still cast on.

This yarn is a heavier DK and I am going to knit some 1×1 ribbing and “swatch” to see if this would actually work out. At the very least I am working on something and it accidently matches my shirt….

Happy Knitting!!