Finished my first handspun hat ^_^ Had to knit it almost twice because my head is small and didn't fit the pattern but after ripping back to round 32 and re-inventing the pattern from there without the extra increase rows it fits perfectly ^_^ I might have already started knitting another :p
fleece to hat...
Changes to make it a smaller hat (or for use with thinner yarn)
Pattern: Etoile hat (free) by Linda Irving-Bell
Fleece: Merino Medley from natchwoolie - then handspun
fleece to hat...
follow pattern to row 34
34) yo, ssk, k3, ktog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, ktog, yo, k1
36 and 38) as for row 34
40) k1, yo, ssk, k3, ktog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, ktog, yo, k2
42) k2, yo, ssk, k9, ktog, yo, k3
44) k3, yo, ssk, k7, ktog, yo, k4
46) k4, yo, ssk, k5, ktog, yo, k5
48) k5, yo, ssk, k3, ktog, yo, k6
50) k6, yo, ssk, k1, ktog, yo, k7
52) k7, yo, sk2p, yo, k8
53) knit
Dec round) I did ktog, p1, k2tog, p2tog to last 8 sts, then ktog, ptogx2
Then the ribbing
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