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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!!

Finished: Crown Town Hat

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This is my finished Crown Town Hat!

Pattern: Crown Town Hat by Carina Spencer (Rav Link)

Yarn: TreasureGoddess Merino Sport Treasures is Poseidon’s Trident and Making Waves

Needles: US 5s

Mods: So many. I knit the colorwork backwards, I added unnecessary rows to the main body, I worked the KC as stranded colorwork, and I decreased at a faster rate to mitigate the elongated body.

It really turned out okay-ish. It is just a big hat. Which should be fine since my dad has a big head. The finished hat used just over 200 yards of yarn between the two colors and the finished hat weighs 75 grams.

I do think I will attempt a second one to see if I can get it right and follow all the rules this time. Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn!

Happy Knitting!!

Finished: 2025 Conference Hat

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In addition to working my Crown Town Hat, I also grabbed my Conference 2025 Hat to finish. Felt fitting to finish this at a conference. I really didn’t have much left to do, just a little hat body and then the crown decreases.

I didn’t blog much about this one. It has been my work backpack knitting for the last several months. A few stitches here and then and finally wrapping up in a days long conference had this done.

Pattern: My own 88 stitch beanie “recipe”

Yarn: Malabrigo Rios in Ankara Green

Needles: US 8s

I used roughly 80 grams or 168 yards of yarn to finish this hat. It finished out and blocked out to be a nice adult medium to large ish hat. I just need to install a label on this one and put in my hat stash. And pick out my next skein of yarn for my next backpack project.

Happy Knitting!!

Decreasing While Conferencing

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Okay, I have regrets. I definitely added more rows in the body of my Crown Town Hat that I should have. This hat is looking…..big….

I attended a women’s conference this week and tried to finish my hat WIPs sitting in big ballrooms. My Royals hat was first up and I finished the “crown” colorwork. I still have the crown decreases to finish and that is also going to add length. So this will be an adult LARGE hat. Sigh….I should have not listened to my anxiety and followed the pattern.

Good news, I have enough yarn I think I can make a second hat. Then I can fix the inside and backwards words/colorwork and then make the right size.

Mildly Happy Knitting!!

Nailed It (So Far)

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I am trying to dust off my WIPs to clear them out for the 2025 Pigskin Party KAL. No WIPs allowed in that. Today I pulled out the Crown Town Hat and installed the KC into the main body.

The pattern called for duplicate stitch and I’m rubbish at that. So I decided to double down and work stranded colorwork. I simply left LONG loops and moved the blue yarn back to the beginning of the row. I’ll cut those later and weave in both ends.

I think I did not so bad! Blocking will do a world of good for this. I feel like this hat is going to be shallow so I might add a few rows after the KC to make sure this will fit my dad. I hope I don’t regret my decision, lol.

Happy Knitting!!

Conference Hat Brim

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It’s been a hot minute since I last touched my Conference 2025 Hat. I had some downtime getting my windshield repaired so I got the brim folded and attached.

It feels like riding a bike as I have been on a sweater kick lately and returning to my hat knitting. I have zero plans for this hat, just a slow and steady knit that runs around with me in my work bag.

A few more inches of hat body and I will be ready for decreases! Happy Hat Knitting!!

Joining Crown Town Brim

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I am finally done being annoyed with the mistakes I made on the Crown Town hat and I decided to finish the brim.

I am not sure I counted correctly as the fold doesn’t look even but on theme with this hat, I am moving on. I need to work in the round and then start the next section. I feel rebellious and I want to add the next part in colorwork instead of duplicate stitch. I mean, what else can I screw up on this hat?

Happy Knitting!!