29-12-2023

Co 37 instead of 27. I have smaller needles, plus I want a wide brim.

Did some gauge calculations after the first 18 rounds. I have to add 40% extra rows.

So instead of 18r for the start back I will make 24, keeping it on the low end to avoid a too loose hat.

29-12-2023

For earflaps, there are 9 repeats, i.e. 18 rounds for increase, straight, and decrease. So I will do 12 repeats / 24r here too, instead.

30-12-2023

When I had knit to half of the first ear flap I measured against my Maailman Synty hat which is on the larger side. I think I have to make this hat a bit smaller.

So I ripped back to the increase rounds and will do 11 repeats instead of 12 all over the earflap.

30-12-2023

Knit some more and realized there will not be enough of the blueish gray for the brim with my mods. Also, I don’t need to add as much to it as I thought. Maybe just 20 rows / 10 riller extra. And finally , I read the pattern wrong and did the earflaps too wide.

So I need a new plan. I really want the brim in the dark color.

30-12-2023

I measured my gauge on the part I already knit: 18st, 40r on 10x10cm. The pattern requires 20st, 36r

So it should be OK to co 27 like the pattern says. But should I make it longer?

31-12-2023

I started over with 27st. Plan for lengthening:

• 2r/1 repeat in start back
• 2r/1 repeat on flat part of each earflap
• 6r/3 repeats in front

07-01-2024

Finished the hat, but the crown is the wrong length - either too short or too long :-) I will redo the center part of the crown with short rows so that the front is higher than the back.

02-03-2024

I ended up just ripping back the crown a bit and finished according to the pattern.