4th Oslo hat, this time it’s a gift knit for my Dad. I never thought I’d be making the same hat pattern over and over, especially one that’s mostly just plain stockinette, but I think that really speaks to the quality of the finished product. All of the Oslo hats I’ve made have been lovely - my brother and nephew really love theirs, and my Dad liked their hats so much that he specifically requested I make this hat for him.

The super long brim seems a bit daunting when knitting up, but I think it’s my favorite part of this pattern. I’ve noticed commercial hats will start riding up on my head when I wear them, and I find I have to keep tugging them down throughout the day. That’s not been an issue with my Oslo hat, it’s basically made my other hats feel almost unwearable by comparison.

YARN & NEEDLES
I’ve knit all of my Oslo hats so far with a worsted weight yarn and 4mm needles, and I really like how they’ve all turned out. The stitch counts and sizing still work for me without needing to make any changes due to the heavier yarn.

I didn’t make too many alterations or modifications to the pattern and followed all of the recommended measurements. This one did grow a little more than I expected, probably because it’s a superwash yarn, so the top seems a little baggy. Next time I would knit the hat just a little bit shorter to accommodate for the growth.
Update: It ended up fitting my dad perfectly, so the length wasn’t even an issue

BRIM
For the brim, I cast on using Longtail CO method because I find it easy to pick up stitches from this CO. I then marked every 10 stitches using a safety pin type stitch marker, directly into the cast on stitch itself. This made it super easy to line up the stitches when folding the brim and knitting together.

DECREASES
I modified the decreases using a k2tog-left, instead of the Slip 1, K, pass over stitch the pattern called for. This looks to be the neatest left-leaning decrease stitch yet, definitely better than an SSK as well.
I followed this video for the k2tog-left:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNu5gS5fyAc