Actually, you don’t have to be Asian, a woman, or even happy. Just knit!!!!
Jerry’s new chemo cap fits him perfectly. Here he is, with Regina, playing with their grandson at the OVCC Easter Luncheon. The hat was knit by Jenny using the A Family Affair pattern from Knit One Below. Her adaptation using two solid color yarns created an intriguing yet manly design for an Easter cap!
Here I am with Jenny. Happy Easter everyone!
Knit One Below Hat
It took me awhile to figure how this “Knit One Below” technique works. I had to rip this hat out 3 times before I got the hang of it. I am not like PWW, who is an expert & can whip out a project in no time. I never follow the pattern exactly because my gauge is always different from what was stated in the pattern and I did not use five colors of yarn. I hope it fits.
I made this hat for a relative who is going thru chemo for breast cancer using the tweed stitch.
Pattern: multiple of 4 (using a circular needle) I knit tight so I CO 88 sts with a size 9 needle. I did a ribbing for about 1 1/2″ then continue with the following:
Tweed Stitch Hat
Round 1: *K1, yfwd,sl 1 purlwise, ybk; repeat from * to end of rd. Round 2: Knit [if using straight needle, purl this row] Round 3: *Yfwd, sl 1 purlwise, ybk, k1; repeat from * to end of rd. Round 4: Knit [purl if using straight needles]
Repeat these four rounds til desired length (about 5-6″). Decrease on the knit rd, work even the next round. Continue to decrease til there are 8 or 10 stitches left, cut yarn & pull thru remaining sts to secure tightly.