FO: Palindrome Hat

#1

I knit this hat as a gift for The Boyfriend’s best friend’s soon-to-be 7 year old sister’s birthday (follow that?). Her favorite color is purple and she loves things that are shiny, so when I saw Caron Simply Soft Party I squee’d.

This is my first time knitting a hat and my first time knitting reversible cables. I loved both. I suck at figuring gauge in the round so this hat will probably fit her until college, but I think too big is better than too small. It is meant to be worn brim folded-up or down, but I think it looks better folded.

I plan on making the matching scarf for her, as well.

Anyway…
Ravelry pattern page: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/palindrome-hat

My Ravelry project page: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/ShanaHoo/palindrome-hat

Pictures!

#2

That’s a great hat. :slight_smile:

#3

The gauge looks spot on! And the knitting is wonderful! I knit the Palindrome scarf, and it’s a favorite of mine! So nice there’s no wrong side!

Anyway, great work! Wow, your first hat!!!

#4

The gauge looks spot on! And the knitting is wonderful! I knit the Palindrome scarf, and it’s a favorite of mine! So nice there’s no wrong side!

Anyway, great work! Wow, your first hat!!! :thumbsup:

#5

Beautiful!! I love this pattern too - made a scarf for a gift but haven’t made the hat yet.

#6

Thanks, ladies!

I took out one repeat and made it a litte bit shorter, but I’m not too worried about it because-- and as her pseudo-big sister, I mean this with TONS of love- she’s got a big round head.

I wish it hadn’t taken me so long to make my first hat! For the last few years I’ve shied away from anything that I couldn’t fit on my straight needles because I was nervous about investing in circs. SO GLAD I DID. I’ve got some more hats, scarves, and a couple afghans to go for Christmas :knitting: , but I’m thinking I’m going to start my first sweater in January 2011.

PS- How crazy is that that I’m talking about January 2011 being in the near future??! This has been a FAST YEAR.

#7

Great job! Love the color too!

#8

Oh, that’s cute! And a great color, too. She’ll love it!

#9

First hat? You must be a pro! It’s great.

#10

[SIZE=3][COLOR=Purple]First hat?! First reversible cabled?![/COLOR][/SIZE] :yay:
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:woohoo:[SIZE=5][COLOR=RoyalBlue]YOU ROCK!!![/COLOR][/SIZE][/SIZE][/B]

#11

A very nice job on your first hat! I’m glad you didn’t wait any longer either. Aren’t hats fun? :cheering: I agree that this year has gone fast. Your January sweater will be here in no time.