The Packer Hat

Henry needed a hat to go with his packer sweater.   Yarn was left over from the sweater so all I needed to decide was....what I wanted to do.  That is often the hardest part.

When I was looking at the Packer sweater as I knit it, I kept thinking about narrow stripes.   Using the handy tips that the sweater pattern gave to make the stripes turn out so they looked like something I would not have to rip out due to excessive ugliness, I laid my plans.   

Craftsy had a really good blog post about how to size hats for babies and toddlers.  That gave me a good idea about how to figure the fit of the hat.   I did a gauge swatch to remind myself of what the yarn wanted to do.    Using arithmetic, I did my figuring and started to knit.   The crown was shaped over the last nine rows.   If I do this hat again, I will do a more gradual decrease....maybe.  

I hope to get a picture of Henry in his Packer hat this weekend....

Henry's Packer Hat -- Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino on US 2 needles.