Yesterday was world hat day...who knew..? lol So it may be a bit late but I thought I'd share some nice hat patterns :)
Aspen Ice hat is nice, the purl stitches seem to twist around the hat, I've made this one in super chunky rather than chunky and it looks really good, it can be done as a beanie or slouch hat :) It's a free pattern from Liat Gat on ravelry or her website KNITfreedom.
Barley hat is a design by Tin Can Knits (it's one of their free patterns) and is two thirds purl to one third knit and you decide how you want it to sit, it can be a beanie or slouch hat and looks nice as both.
Cable Twist Beanie is a fitted hat (free) design by Sarah over at Babylonglegs yarns. It's cable all the way up, and though I have not yet made this hat, when I am more confident with cables it's one I'd like to try :)
Little Snowflake hat is a super cute baby knit for the cold months, it's a paid for pattern from ravelry but it includes instructions for the cardigan and mitts too. Again I haven't made this pattern yet but it does look very nice, love the bold red and white, but it could be made in any colours of your choice. I think this design is great for boys and girls alike.
Basic Crochet hat is a really basic crochet beanie style hat (free pattern, written in pattern description), it can be made more funky by doing colour changes but if you've never crocheted in the round this hat will let you practice how.
A good tip for working out the sizing for a crochet hat is:
head circumference / 3.142 = size of circle to crochet increases to before working stitches without increasing
Eg. 22" / 3.142 = 7.001" (this is the size of circle to crochet, measure form edge to edge) the same principle works for measuring in cm too.
There are loads of hat patterns are like but these one's are fairly basic, only concentrating on one new skill to learn if you can make basic hats but want to try something new. Aspen Ice gives you a go at yarn overs, Barley at keeping track of a knit panel, Cable Twist at trying cables and Little Snowflake has colour work.
I'm also going to include some of my fave geeky hat patterns if you're a fan girl (or boy) and would like something from one of your fave films :) This time we'll go crochet to knit patterns...I have to admit I haven't actually made any of these yet but I do love the designs :)
Crochet Ron Weasley Animal Crackers hat (free download) want to look like one of the most famous gingers of this generation..? Why not have a go at this hat, inspired by the one worn in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Ron Weasley while eating animal crackers, he gets a lion (you tube video clip).
La Push Baby hat is a beanie style hat that is a free design based on the hat worn by Bella Swan in Twilight on her visit to La Push beach.
Angela Webers La Push hat (free download) fancy a hat from Twilight but not so obvious as the main girl herself, why not try this cable hat based on Angela Webers character, it's subtle and only a mega fan would know.
Eclipse Green Striped hat based on Bella Swans hat as she is carried by Jacob in Eclipse, this hat can be geeky but who can tell, maybe you just like stripes. It's a free download and being knit in aran (worsted) yarn it should grow pretty quickly.
Godrics Hollow hat is a free ravelry pattern based on the hat worn by Hermione Granger in The Deathly Hallows part 1, this pattern I actually attempted a couple of times and had to frog it :( The stitch used was just so tight that it hurt my wrists too much and so I had to give it up as a not made for me pattern. Really nice and subtle fan girl hat, that could even be given as gifts and people wouldn't need to know you're a Harry Potter nerd :)
Hermione Hearts Ron hat is a cable with lace knit hat (free download). It isn't from one of the films but instead is someones interpretation form reading on of the books. I love this design, the only reason I haven't made it yet is because it's made using 2.75mm and 3.25mm needles. I love the cables and the lace sections, though I would be nervous keeping track as I can easily get lost but this is a stunning pattern for any girl or lady, and who needs to be a Harry Potter fan with such a stunning design to can be for all :)
That is my list of fave hats for the moment...I have to admit I go through phases of certain styles etc. but these are all beanie or slouch style hats (except Godrics Hollow which seems more of a tam) as they are easy for shaping and they are my fave style as pretty much everyone has one they wear.
I've cast on another Offhand Lace shawl, this one in double chunky (instead of chunky) with 12mm (instead of 10mm) needles. I'm hoping this one will be for my mum as she hinted when I made my secret santa she'd like a shawl, and if she doesn't like it I'm sure I can find someone who'll like it :)
I've been making a basic crochet hat for my son out of scraps, I'm nearly done, if he'll let me try it on his head and it fits I just need to weave in the ends, if it needs some more length I'll do a couple more rounds then weave in the ends and it'll be ready :)
Happy crafting!
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