My name is Julie (obviously) and I’ve been knitting since January 2005, and spinning since July 2006. I puffy heart most fiber related things, though you will never catch me free-forming (fug!), weaving (no allure), or processing my own spinning fiber (ewwww). I’m not your average knitter, as I own no cats (nor do I have any desire to) and I’m actually quite conservative. (Oops! Did I just say that out loud?)
When I’m not knitting or spinning, I’m taking care of my fam, cooking, eating, fixing computer stuff, dinking with web sites, and learning to work with WordPress, because Blogger has done me wrong. Bastards.
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January 3, 2008 at 9:00 am
Sue Quambusch
I have just received a calendar with these very cool cable hats (without the flaps, but I’m going to try those next) and I’m so old that I need to know what size needles you suggest I use and the gauge. I don’t see it in the paper pattern on the calendar or the one on your site. Could you enlighten me?
Thanks so much!
Sue
January 4, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Julie
The pattern calls for US8 (5.0 mm) needles for the newborn size, or US3 (3.0 mm) needles for the preemie size. As noted in the pattern here on my site, there is no suggested gauge…I tend to be pretty loose when it comes to gauge on tiny baby things.
January 11, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Carol Armstrong
Thanks for my daughter’s snowboarding earflap hat pattern (the video was helpful for this first time knitter). I tried switching to DPNs when the hat got too small for the circular needles but stiches seemed to be fused to the DPN so tight that I can’t get another needle into it (chopstick hat, anyone?). How can I finish this hat? Also, do I sew polatec inside the flaps and a rim of about 2 inches inside it like the ones I see at REI?
December 17, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Jean Reid
I have been looking for this ear flap pattern.
Thank you but do I have to print 26 pages to get it?
How do I just get the pattern.
Thank You
March 4, 2009 at 1:26 pm
jennifer fisher
I really like your baby/kids earflap hat but I need to make it to fit a 24 month old so could you tell me how to do that?
April 11, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Barb
I need a pattern for a 4 year old for the ear flap pattern you have. I want to use worset weight yarn also. Do you happen to have this pattern. Thanks. Barb
October 27, 2009 at 11:05 am
Margi
Oh help…all I wanted was to print out the directions for the cap, and instead am printing out 29 pages of comments. Is there any way you can have the directions separated from the comments? I know I could have canceled the printing process, but left the room for a minute after starting and didn’t realize that I would get so many pages. Can’t wait to make the hat…
October 27, 2009 at 11:07 am
Julie
Margi, which pattern are you trying to print?
October 27, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Chrys
Julie, I was looking through the lands end catalog (for kids) and in it is a lined ear flap hat that is really cute. Therefore I went on line looking for earflap hats for toddlers. Found yours and it really is cute.
If you have the time to go on line to lands end and take a look at their striped earflap hat for toddlers (HG59529 – style #) – maybe you can tell me how to make the earflaps look more like the ones in the catalog. I’m sure it has to do with just starting to widen the earflap much sooner than in your current patter. But I am not talented enough to do this. Any idea?
Thanks, Chrys
October 27, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Julie
Chrys, I can’t seem to find the one you are talking about…searching on that item # doesn’t yield anything, and I looked through the entire hat section and didn’t see and striped earflap hats.
If you’re not already a member of ravelry.com, I urge you to join — I am positive that you can find what you’re looking for (and then some!!) there.
October 27, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Chrys
Julie,
If you’d just go to ll bean kids, then to toddlers, then to outerwear and then hats.
Called Warm-Up Striped hat.
I’d really appreciate it and you probably would be able to whip up the pattern in no time. (you’d even be able to sell it – it’s really cute!)
Thank you!
Chrys