[Ellebelle]

Received this link from Moogly this morning.

Hat Sizing Template

Do you think these templates might be worth the $58 they're asking for this tool. It's a hefty chunk of change whether Canadian or especially if in US dollars ... I couldn't figure it out looking at the Lillie Pad website.

They say it's for top down hats. I wonder if these templates could be used working a hat bottom up (my preferred method). I sometimes struggle getting my sizing and crown shaping consistent and so the concept is mildly interesting to me.

Any thoughts? 🌼

 

[ChasingRainbows]

If you're following a pattern and getting the correct gauge, I don't think it would be necessary. Besides, you can find hat size guidelines on the web.

Hat Size Chart - Find Your Right Size

Crocheters are always asking for hat sizing requirements for the human body. What are the typical dimensions for the average person?

thecrochetcrowd.com

Crochet Hat Size Chart - Easy Crochet Patterns

Crocheting a hat or beanie for the first time can sound daunting. There are so many sizes, and dimensions you need to worry about, that it may...

easycrochet.com

Knit & Crochet Hat Size Chart + How to Size a Hat the Right Way

Our knit & crochet hat size chart is the best way to ensure a perfect fit. Plus our step-by-step guide will make it easy to learn how to size a hat properly

bhookedcrochet.com

 

[MMWRay]

Wow! I'm not paying that for anything. Way too much money.

 

[Ellebelle]

If you're following a pattern and getting the correct gauge, I don't think it would be necessary. Besides, you can find hat size guidelines on the web.

Hat Size Chart - Find Your Right Size

Crocheters are always asking for hat sizing requirements for the human body. What are the typical dimensions for the average person?

thecrochetcrowd.com

Crochet Hat Size Chart - Easy Crochet Patterns

Crocheting a hat or beanie for the first time can sound daunting. There are so many sizes, and dimensions you need to worry about, that it may...

easycrochet.com

Knit & Crochet Hat Size Chart + How to Size a Hat the Right Way

Our knit & crochet hat size chart is the best way to ensure a perfect fit. Plus our step-by-step guide will make it easy to learn how to size a hat properly

bhookedcrochet.com

Thanks for these links🌼 I rarely follow a pattern .... often using a picture, or when necessary, the pattern, as a guide 😛

 

[Ellebelle]

Wow! I'm not paying that for anything. Way too much money.

My thinking too. I'll stick to trial and error, math and sizing charts ... and spend my money on yarn!

 

[klrober]

I like them for the various sizes but limited on just top down patterns....I would not buy either.

 

[GrumpyGramma]

I'd not buy them. If you want templates cut your own out of cardboard. You could trace around a hat laid flat. I have cardboard (from cereal boxes) footprints of the feet I knit socks for and they work just fine and the tools for measuring socks go unpurchased.

I took a few minutes to watch part of the video demo. I'm not impressed. If the templates were available for free printing (has anyone done that yet?) I might try one just so I could say I had.

 

[Jessica-Jean]

I like them for the various sizes but limited on just top down patterns....I would not buy either.

It seems that most crochet hat patterns are top-down, while most knitted ones are bottom-up.

 

[Jessica-Jean]

Buying yarn would be far more satisfying than those gizmos. Whatever size a hat may be, it will fit someone.

 

[Ellebelle]

It seems that most crochet hat patterns are top-down, while most knitted ones are bottom-up.

I hear ya! But this crocheter will not toe that proverbial line! - LoL

Most of those crocheted top down hats look so ... well.... er .... um .... crocheted. Personally, I'm not interested in making a hat from double crochet stitches, which is what many if not most of the top down hats seem to be made from 😈. I'd love to see some top down hat patterns that aren't predominately and simply made from double crochet or half double crochet stitches. For some reason the most interesting hats I've seen patterns for are constructed from the bottom up or side to side.

You touched a nerve .... or did you notice? Tee hee.🌼

 

[Jessica-Jean]

I hear ya! But this crocheter will not toe that proverbial line! - LoL

Most of those crocheted top down hats look so ... well.... er .... um .... crocheted. Personally, I'm not interested in making a hat from double crochet stitches, which is what many if not most of the top down hats seem to be made from 😈. I'd love to see some top down hat patterns that aren't predominately and simply made from double crochet or half double crochet stitches. For some reason the most interesting hats I've seen patterns for are constructed from the bottom up or side to side.

You touched a nerve .... or did you notice? Tee hee.🌼

A search for: Free, Bottom-up, Hat, Adult, Crochet, in English, Single colour, single strand - brings up lots which are NOT mostly dc or hdc:

Ravelry

www.ravelry.com

Many look really interesting!

 

[Ellebelle]

A search for: Free, Bottom-up, Hat, Adult, Crochet, in English, Single colour, single strand - brings up lots which are NOT mostly dc or hdc:

Ravelry

www.ravelry.com

Many look really interesting!

Thanks! Yes that was my point (perhaps yours too) 😛 .... That is a wonderful selection of bottom up hats. Not many mostly dc, hdc, or sc constructed hats to be seen

Here is Ravelry's selection of Top Down Cochet Hats: Top Down Crocheted Hats - Ravelry. There are some interesting designs here too, but quite a few of them do use basic single, half double, and double crochet as their main feature.

I suppose I shouldn't limit myself to my own preconceived idea of what constitutes an interesting hat be it top down or bottom up.

Funny. Despite all my talk of "interesting" hats, my personal fave is still the 1898 - and since figuring out how to make 'em on my tunisian hook, it's my go to hat project these days. 🌼

 

[silkandwool]

Just not worth the money to me.

 

[Ellebelle]

Just not worth the money to me.

While it looks like an interesting concept, I agree with you, not worth the money .... I'd rather spend those $$ on more yarn 😛

 

[KateLyn11]

If you are making a lot hats on commission, it might be worth it. For me, it would not be. I use a variety of yarns and knit on a variety of needles with my hands in a variety of levels of tiredness so all my charity hats come out in various sizes. They are not intended for individuals, but are donated en masse and as J-J said, they’ll fit someone.

 

[Aunty M]

I'm the odd one out (as usual ) because I think they're a great tool and they'd be useful for bottom up hats as well as top down.
I don't make many hats, so i don't need them, but I think they would be useful for people who were regularly making hats in a lot of sizes and different yarns.

 

[Ellebelle]

I'm the odd one out (as usual ) because I think they're a great tool and they'd be useful for bottom up hats as well as top down.
I don't make many hats, so i don't need them, but I think they would be useful for people who were regularly making hats in a lot of sizes and different yarns.

If the tool was 30 bucks instead of almost 60 (and potentially in US dollars), I might have considered it; because it is an interesting, and perhaps useful, concept. I think a line drawn on the templates of where to stop increasing (top down) or start decreasing (bottom up) would have made these templates a little more user friendly.

I think I'll stick to my measuring tape and crossed fingers for now.