Continuing with our Knit Bat Hat series, next up is the 6-12 Month knit bat hat project. In order to create at least a little bit of variation while designing this project, I did change up the colors a little bit from hat to hat. Additionally, I wanted the hat to be able to be used for many different options. While I know the primary thing that will attract people to this will be the similarities it has to the batman symbol, I also wanted to make this appealing to those who just love bats. Surprisingly, there are people who really just love bats. LOL I am not one of those people, but I do know a few of them and I created this with them in mind. A third option I thought this would be great for is to resemble a Halloween Jack O Lantern. Coming soon you will see a hat I stitched completely in orange and I did the bat symbol in black. It made it look like a carved pumpkin.
I think that is one of the things I love about this craft most. You can take one pattern and it can be something different and special to many different people for a variety of reasons. No project needs to be stitched identical to the next. But the beauty of a pattern is that you have that option to make them identical too. It’s really whatever your stitching heart desires. 💖
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6-12 Month Knit Bat Hat Project Info:
Craft: Knit
Made for: my Etsy Shop 😊
Size Made: 6-12 months
Started: August 30, 2015
Completed: August 31, 2015
Needle Size: US 8 – 5.0 mm
Pattern Info:
I designed my Knit Bat Hat pattern for the stitching of the hat. That includes a chart for the duplicate stitching of the symbol.
Free Patterns to try first:
In addition to trying this pattern out, I also have two dischloth patterns that I designed. Not to mention, they are available for free on this website.
And so you can find the Simple Seed Stitch Dishcloth Pattern and the Moss Stitch Dishcloth pattern through these links. Moreover, if you scroll to the end of either of those links you will see an option to download the PDF file.
What yarn did I used for this 6-12 Month Knit Bat Hat?
Lion Brands Wool Ease in Black for the main color. It doesn’t seem that I notated the color I used for the symbol. Bummer. (Although Vanna’s Choice has a similar colors and I love that yarn too).
Other good yarn choices I would recommend to use to make this would be Lion Brands Pound of Love, Caron simply soft and Red Heart Soft. Places to yarn shop for these brands would be Amazon , Lion Brand and Create For Less websites.
Knit Picks Yarn Options Below
What are the best needles and tools to use?
If you are unsure of what you should purchase, I definitely recommend doing your own research and read the reviews. Keep in mind that you are making an investment in your craft. For this reason you want to be sure you’ll be happy with them for a long time to come. So check out the linksto see what the Knit Picks needles are all about. I highly recommend them being included in your research.
In addition to this, I’m also including a few links to Amazon for some interchangeable sets that come with excellent reviews. To tell the truth, I believe interchangeable is one of the most economical ways to get started in knitting. These sets are versatile and can be used for just about any knitting project. In fact, you can even use them to knit in the round if you learn the magic loop!!
Additional Tools for when your wrists and/or hands ache
If you are like me and you knit and crochet a lot, something that I have found is useful at times is a pair of stress relief gloves. I own a few different kinds, but I do think any of them is better than not using anything at all if your hands and wrists are bothering you. I’ll include a few links for you to check out.
Need a little more help?
In short, that should be about all you need if you want to try this one out. However, maybe you still feel like you might need a little extra assistance. That being the case you might want online classes to help you. If so, check out the links below for Craftsy or Annie’s. As a matter of fact, I take online classes often to improve and advance my skills. You can always learn something new! I actually taught myself to knit and crochet through “Teach myself” kits. In addition I’ll share a link for something very similar to what I purchased for myself below as well.
If you have any questions about the information in this post please just leave me a comment.
Happy Stitching!
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~Mindy~
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