Double your pleasure, double your fun,
Double your knitting, the ski hat is done!
Since this hat is double-knit, it’s totally reversible. Here’s one side:
And the reverse:
It has been deemed by the Pontiff to be “as good as or better than any ski hat I’ve ever owned”.
Guess he’s happy.
Oddly enough, I cast on way fewer stitches than the pattern indicated, and it was totally by accident. I didn’t realize that I didn’t have the right number of stitches until I got to the decreases at the crown, and they didn’t work out right. Fortunately, I’d had him try it on along the way, so I knew it fit OK. It’s snug on him, and could be a little larger, but I haven’t blocked it yet. He prefers it to be a bit tight anyway, since it will probably stretch out a bit over time. It’s a good thing he has a tiny head, like mine.
It should definitely be warm.
Pattern: Doubleknitski – on Ravelry here.
Yarn: Patons Classic Merino, dark gray mix and black, about 3/4 skein of each.
Needles: 4.25 mm
Ravelry: Project page
Modifications:
As I mentioned above, I cast on 120 instead of 162 for no apparent reason other than a brain fart. If I were making it again, I’d probably cast on at least another 8 stitches. As it is, it fits me pretty well, but is slightly tight for him.
I didn’t do the doubleknitting as indicated in the pattern (do each round twice, once with each color, slipping the opposite color). Instead, I worked both colors at once on each round.
I did three stripes instead of two, just because.
I increased the length by nearly 4″ – partly to provide for a cuff of about 2.5″, and partly to make the top of the hat longer (rather than have it tight against the head like a beanie).
I had to modify the decreases because I didn’t have the same number of stitches. Additionally, I worked a plain knit round between all decrease rounds, which made the top longer and smoother. I’m not sure I’d do that again, but it worked out fine.
Cabled Sheep lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she enjoys knitting, cooking, and munching veggies out of the garden. She never tires of Utah's glorious landscape.
Thank goodness he’s got a pin head!
It’s wonderful, Cheryl! You did a great job with what sounds like a questionable pattern.
Well done!
It looks wonderful, but I’ll be in the naughty corner if anyone is looking for me.
lol. Wow, with Stacey and Cookie commenting you’d think you’d knit a willy warmer.
Great hat!
Very handsome…both the hat and the guy.
Great ski hat–love that it’s reversible!
Great hat – good looking and useful. Just like a man should be…
A fine hat. Even if I do have that stupid jingle stuck in my head now.
Very nice. I’m impressed by the double knitting. I tried that once on a project several years ago and it was definitely challenging.
Love it! Functional, reversible, warm, handsome FO.
It’s just fantastic, and it’s going to be warm as a mofo! It’s probably great that it’s snug, because as I find with most of my knits, it no doubt will grow. I am super-impressed with the double-knitting, too. I’ve wanted to do a fine-gauge double-knitted scarf from some book I have — I love the finished look. But I’ve tried it a couple times and just cannot understand the written directions. I’ll need someone to show me. I’m sure there’s a video out there — I just need to get motivated enough to look at it.
I really like the mods, especially the fewer stitches. I would’ve second guessed 162 stitches!