Stripping for Charity“ may seem an outrageous thing to do. You may think blushingly, “I would never!” or possibly, depending on your body image, that stripping would be no charity. Be calm. The title refers to strip knitting. This is the practice of knitting simple shapes in long strips with waste yarn in between. It is an enormously efficient way to knit a lot of hats. They don’t have to be boring hats. One may achieve a lot of style and variety within the strip knitting discipline. These books explore the possibilities. Table of contents for Stripping for Charity:
Hats by the yard page 3
Plain hats page 6
Slouch hats page 10
Fur trimmed hats page 13
Lined hats page 16
Knit weaving page 19
Fairisle trim page 23
Garter hem hats page 28
Peekaboo lace page 31
Hats by the Yard for babies and small children is recently added as a separate pdf. Be sure to download it, too.

Hats by the yard includes head circumference of 19-22”. Stripping for charity hats include head circumference of 14-22” which includes the sizes from small babies to XL adults.

All patterns may be knitted on standard, mid-gauge and bulky machines. Passaps can knit most of them. Hobby machines are acceptable.
Like, “Stripping for Charity”, the character hats at right may be knitted in long strips of hats and finished once they are off of the machine. A few minutes of extra work through short-rowing, the addition of ears, eyes and embroidery makes these plain hats into amazingly adorable characters.

eBook published in August 2013 by The Answer Lady

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