The Freestyle Snowboarder Hat
by IrishgirlieKnits
Snowboarder’s annual Christmas gift is a hat designed by me for when he hits the slopes. Requirements….it needs to have earflaps and look cool! Beyond cool! This year I didn’t even check with him on the design. I just did it! Freestyle. And then I made one for my nephew. And then my sister. Freestyle works for everyone, don’t you think?!
in ShibuiKnits Merino Alpaca, colorway Seaweed
provided by my fabulous local dealers ... Purlescence Yarns (thanks Nathania!)
in the gorgeous Plucky Knitter Merino Cashmere Nylon Worsted in the coveted colorway, Early Light
It was Rowan's birthday present! Cashmere, right?! Happy Belated Birthday little sis!
Yarn: Shibui Knits Merino Alpaca (50% baby alpaca, 50% merino), 132 yards/skein; 1 skein Pagoda and 1 skein Bark for toddler size; 2 skeins of Seaweed for adult large size; The Plucky Knitter Merino Cashmere Nylon Worsted (80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon), 185 yards/skein; 1 skein Early Light for adult small size
Needles: Size
Gauge: ~4” stitches/inch for toddler and adult large size; ~4 ½” stitches/inch for adult small size
Width: 7 ¼” inches for toddler size; 8 ¼” inches for adult small size; 9 ¼” inches for adult large size
Note: The adult small size was made by using a slightly lighter worsted yarn and reducing the needle size for a tighter gauge. Also, for the adult large size, less than half of the second skein was necessary (less than 200 yards needed for the hat).
Lil' Guy and his dad, Boondock Saint (he sooooo doesn't want a hat from me!)
Available for purchase here!
As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions at irishgirlieknits AT gmail DOT com
Happy Snowboarding!!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits
22 comments:
Congratulations on your first "for sale" pattern! Isn't Ravelry grand? The hat is awesome!
*fans self* That is one hot hat!
(Mari)
Yay! Very very cool pattern!
Awesome! Another hat I have to knit for Wisconsin! Congrats!
Nice! Love the decreases on that toddler hat. Definitely looks great in stripes.
Oh wow, that looks cute on everybody! Erm, I mean it looks hunky and manly on Snowboarder. :)
Congrats on the pattern. I hope it will keep you in yarn money quite nicely.
Verrrry nice! Now, if only I could get The Dork to wear a hat...
Love the hats. Congratulations on your first "for sale" pattern. The socks are great too. I hope your camera is resuscitated soon...your pics are beautiful
Congrats! Way to go! Whoo Hoo! LOVE the hat, especially top, too cute!
I am so proud of you!
Irishgirlie Rocks! her family with lovely knitted hats. Nice design. Nice smiles, too.
Congrats on the pattern -- it's really cute! Those decreases on the toddler hat are so cool -- does Lil' Guy's great smile come with the pattern too?
Congrats on the pattern! The hat is super cute and looks like it would do a great job keeping heads warm.
Too, too clever!!
Congrats!
...as usual...very awesome! Just went directly to paypal and paid and downloaded it! Congrats!
It's awesome! I hope you sell lots!
Well congratulations on your first "for sale" pattern - it looks lovely! I love it in all the colors and sizes! :)
And your socks are really pretty too. Sorry to hear about your camera!
It looks faboo! Love how you worked the decreases, very cool! Congrats on your first for sale pattern!
Great hat! Good luck with the pattern sales!
The hat design is just GREAT!!
Funny you are talking about slopes and I am getting ready for spring!! :o)
Keep creating wonderful things woman!
LOVE IT! I think I know what all the kiddos will be getting for Christmas '09 ;0)
Congrats on a job well done :0)
Wonderful wonderful creation. Happy Happy Pattern sales. Really great.
Love it! I should have bought that skein of DeVine
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