July 23, 2013
This striped slouch knit hat was a pattern I found that I totally fell in love with. I just had to take the time to stitch it up. I decided to stitch it up for my Etsy shop. Other people must not have loved it quite as much as I did, though, because as of today I still have it listed. LOL These things happen sometimes. You just gotta roll with it. Regardless of what others thought, I still love it!
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Striped Slouch Knit Hat Project Info:
Craft: Knit
Made For: Stay@Home Stitchings Etsy Shop
Size Made: Standard
Started: September 16, 2013
Completed: September 22, 2013
Needle sizes: US 6 – 4.0 mm and US 8 – 5.0 mm
Striped Slouch Knit Hat Pattern Info:
My Striped & Slouchy Hat by Christi Wasson
Free Patterns:
In addition to trying this pattern out, I also have two dischloth patterns that I designed. 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 Striped Slouch Knit Hat?
For this striped slouch knit hat I used Lion Brand Wool Ease in the colorways Lemongrass and Clove.
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Other good worsted weight yarn choices I would recommend to use to make this would be Lion Brands Vanna’s Choice, 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.
What are the best needles and tools to use?
My favorite needles are at Knit Picks. Previous posts of mine go into greater detail as to why I have chosen them over other brands, please scroll through and check my story out. Even better, comment on this post or send me an email and I would be happy to discuss with you.
In order to be fair and give more than just one option, I’m also including a few links to Amazon for some interchangeable sets that come with excellent reviews. 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.
That should be about all you need to stitch this project.
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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