I have made this hat once. Love the feel of it, hate x 3 knitting in the round. Wiser Knitters (meaning most anyone other than me), what would be the negative to making the ear flaps, turning it up but not seaming the side and picking up the stitches at the join and knit back and forth until the end. By not putting in the side seam initially I allow the extra for seaming all the way up and never have to knit in the round. I realize I will have to do knit and purl rows back and forth, but is there a glaring reason I can't make the hat this way. Thanks for your opinioms.
I don't see why you couldn't do it this way. When you sew up the band and then pick up the edge stitches, just pick up an extra stitch on the beginning and end, and use them for seam. You might have to find a different count for the decreases, but it is certainly do-able. (I always find an extra stitch -- I don't know why -- when I pick up the band stitches, and have to decrease to get 84 stitches). The hat would be partially in the round in order to seam the top part. I hope I am making sense. I tend to have a different tension when I knit/purl than I do when I am knitting only, but probably wouldn't make a lot of difference.
Thank you all so much for you're input. Thanks beaz I found the previous discussion really helpful. I appreciate everyone's comments, now full speed ahead on the hats. I recently found the info I wanted on knitting my fingerless mitts with a little thumb without going on the round. Especially after seeing all the horrible weather this winter I
really want to do a lot of projects for our group support for the Native Americans (see my signature line) as well as our usual prayer shawls, lapghans and pocket prayer squares. Again, thank you for your help. KP has been such a blessing for me, in many ways.
I only knit these hats flat, to make the picking up of the stitches easier slip the first stitch on every row. If you are looking for a easy fingerless mitt with thumb gusset check out Louise Knits, her mitts are my go to pattern.
I have added "Ear flaps" to many hats that doesn't have any in the pattern. I love my "Downton Abby" hat that I made that way. I also added a flower on one side. I get a lot of compliments when I wear it.
I don't mind knitting in the round but hate decreases since top of hat is trickey if you drop a stitch. I like top down hats for that reason. It is easier to increase than decrease IMHO. Has anyone knit this hat top down?
Also I am tryng thrumming and would like to use this pattern and thrum the earflaps. any ideas of how to tweak the pattern for both top down amd for thrumming? you do need extra room for the roving since it is fluffy. Linda D
When I am knitting something in the round that I have to cast on LOTS of stitches, I USUALLY knit the first few rows flat, then join. Once finished, I go back and stitch up those first few rows. I have twisted my work far too many times and this is my fail-safe way of dealing with it.
When I am knitting something in the round that I have to cast on LOTS of stitches, I USUALLY knit the first few rows flat, then join. Once finished, I go back and stitch up those first few rows. I have twisted my work far too many times and this is my fail-safe way of dealing with it.
I don't mind knitting in the round but hate decreases since top of hat is trickey if you drop a stitch. I like top down hats for that reason. It is easier to increase than decrease IMHO. Has anyone knit this hat top down?
Also I am tryng thrumming and would like to use this pattern and thrum the earflaps. any ideas of how to tweak the pattern for both top down amd for thrumming? you do need extra room for the roving since it is fluffy. Linda D
As someone else said, it's your hat and your knitting so do as you please. You would have to decide how to join the folded band to the top but there are ways to do it. Enjoy your knitting with increases instead of decreases, that's my advice.
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