The Thin Red Line is really Rust!
Finished
July 18, 2018
August 3, 2018

The Thin Red Line is really Rust!

Project info
The Thin Red Line Hat by Elitza Chernaeva
Crochet
HatBeanie, Toque
For Heidi, who seems to really like it!
Hooks & yarn
JulieSpins Euro Sock
435 yards in stash
The Loopy Ewe in Loveland, Colorado
2015
JulieSpins Euro Sock
435 yards in stash
The Loopy Ewe in Loveland, Colorado
2015
Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo
Red-orange
The Loopy Ewe in Loveland, Colorado
Notes

08-02-2018

Since the Lace weight hat was so thin, and before I knew I would like it that way, I started one in fingering, but not following the color design. It was a spur of the moment thing.

I am close to being finished and tomorrow will use the silver color for the ‘band’ somehow, to give it some design.

Might make this again using more deliberate colors. It’s a fast work up and stretches nicely! I think it will stay on the head better than a lot of crocheted hats.

08-04-2018

I finished this last night. The sock yarn isn’t what I would call soft…maybe after I wash it and put a fabric conditioner on it. Not sure my DSD will like it, but feel I should offer it to her as she is losing her hair from chemo.

The pattern is super great for stretch to stay on the head! The next one I make I will use a smaller hook on the last several rows to get a more rounded look where the bottom holds the head more.

08-04-2018

I measured this hat. It is 20.5” in circumference, but measures 10 when flat on a table. It is 8” long from the tip to the bottom of the border.

I used 3.5 hook to the rust and then from the first rust row and the rest of the pattern I used a 3.0 hook

11-26-2018

Heidi likes the stretchy stitches like I do, so have two colors picked out already to make her another one. Will make it a tiny big snugger around the rim/band and maybe make it a tiny bit wider and could make it longer since she likes the baggy look. If it is too big it won’t be a problem to reduce the length to her liking.

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100% Merino
334 yards / 100 grams

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100% Merino
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  • Project created: August 2, 2018
  • Finished: August 4, 2018
  • Updated: November 26, 2018
  • Progress updates: 2 updates