Now that doesn't happen very often; me running with an idea and making it work AND actually liking the results when I'm done. Wow huh?
Remember where I started? A bat hat pattern I found online. It wasn't knit in the round so it had to be seamed up the side.... which makes it super duper not stretchy and in this instance would only fit someone with a head shaped like Bart Simpson. Bummer.
The Little I wanted to make it for definitely has a round head...
So... totally stepping out of my comfort zone, aka boring box... I figured I could make one up on my own. I hate seaming so it had to be done in the round and had to have the pointy ears. That's the only requirements I had.. oh! It had to have an eye mask look to it too!
Using a #7, 16 inch circular needle, I cast on 100 sts (based on a hat for my 9 year old) and then knit in the round for 6 rows. *could be 4, 5, or 6 whatever you like*. On the round I wanted to add the eye mask part *this part I wish I had done a bit different* I knitted over 25 stitches and then bound off 8, knit 5, bound off another 8 and then knitted around to the other side. On the next row I just knit over to the bound off stitches and then cast on 8 more (onto the right needle with a backward loop), knit the next 5 stitches and then cast on another 8. Then all you do is knit, knit, knit all the way around and up until you get it to where you want it. In this case it is about 7 3/4 inches. I think I would go to 8inches next time only because that would be an even number. When you get to the end... don't decrease!! Flip the whole thing inside out and just do a 3 needle bind off. This way you end up with a tube shape. I haven't done anything to the ears yet, and I have to sort of tuck them to make them stand up. When I weave in my ends I'm going to run a little stitch line along the bottom of them so they stand up more.
Cute huh?
I like it when Boyo wakes up in a good enough mood to be a model!
oh... the part I would do differently...
The 'face'. It's a little bit off center because I counted over 25 from the beginning and did the bind off, knit 5, bind off. I should have went to the middle of the side (1/4 way around) and then divided the stitches up to make sure I was centered on that one side. Oh well... next time!!
So that's it! Schi-Schu Knits OUT of the box!!
The BatHat Pattern
Washable, Worsted Weight Yarn *I don't know how much, but it wasn't a lot*
Size 7, 16 inch circular needle
4 stitch markers *one different than the rest for marking beginning of round.
Cast on 100 stitches *fits 9 year old
Use a marker to mark the beginning of round and then place one every 25 stitches
Knit in the round x6 rows.
On 7th row... knit over 15 stitches.... bind off 8, knit next 5, bind off 8 more. **Your stitches on this row should be relatively centered around the stitch marker placed between the beginning and middle of round!! Knit to end of round.
8th row... knit over to bound off stitches, cast on 8 (onto R needle with backward loop) knit the next 5 sts, cast on 8 more (onto R needle with backward loop) You can now take off all the stitch markers except your beginning of round marker!
Continue knitting (in round) until you have 8 inches of hat from cast on edge *bottom edge*.
Flip the whole thing inside out while it's still on the needle and use a size 7 dpn to do a 3 needle bind off.
Flip it back out, weave in your ends and tuck your ears in to make them pointy!
Place on smiling kid and pretend he is BatBoy!!
oh.... wouldn't this be cute in red and maybe some pointier ears?? Hmmmmm
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