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Finished
January 25, 2012
January 30, 2012

Animal Cracker Hat

Project info
A Practical Animal Cracker Hat by Jack Evans
Knitting
Hat → Earflap
OS (Women's L/Men's M)
Needles & yarn
161 yards
Lion Brand Vanna's Choice
238 yards in stash
0.07 skeins = 11.9 yards (10.9 meters), 7 grams
Cranberry
67115 (2), 45014 (2)
Red
Red Heart Super Saver (Solids)
240 yards in stash
0.05 skeins = 18.2 yards (16.6 meters), 9 grams
Gold
Yellow-orange
Red Heart Super Saver (Solids)
87 yards in stash
0.05 skeins = 18.2 yards (16.6 meters), 9 grams
Claret
Red-purple
A.C. Moore
Red Heart Super Saver (Solids)
251 yards in stash
0.21 skeins = 76.4 yards (69.9 meters), 41 grams
Hunter Green
Green
A.C. Moore
January 25, 2012
Red Heart Super Saver (Solids)
291 yards in stash
0.1 skeins = 36.4 yards (33.3 meters), 19 grams
Soft White
White
A.C. Moore
January 25, 2012
Notes

Used for History of Magic, January 2012.

My first hat!

This has doesn’t fit my head particularly well. The decreases made the top a little boxy, so the very top is not fitted to your head. I wish I had added a few rows of MC before and after the chart; that probably would have enhanced the fit.

My earflaps seemed a little short, so I added a couple of rows.

Row 19: K across
Row 20: K2, p17, k2

For the hat body, I did 45/25 instead of 47/23. I’m glad I did, because I couldn’t have handled the earflaps any farther back on the hat. If I were making it again, I might do a couple fewer stitches in the front and add a couple more in the back.

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Finished
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January 30, 2012
 
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A Practical Animal Cracker Hat
by Jack Evans
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Super Saver (Solids)
by Red Heart
Aran
100% Acrylic
364 yards / 198 grams

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Vanna's Choice
by Lion Brand
Aran
100% Acrylic
170 yards / 100 grams

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  • Originally queued: January 12, 2012
  • Project created: January 25, 2012
  • Finished: January 30, 2012
  • Updated: September 25, 2013
  • Progress updates: 12 updates