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
January 30, 2010 at 11:30 am
Karen
Hi Julie – I want to knit an ear flap hat for my great grandson. I found one that I like very much on your web site – it is a blue/white verigated with seed stitch earflaps and a few rows of seed stitch around the base of the hat. The rest is ss.
I didn’t see a pattern or size needles.
HELP??
Thanks
March 14, 2010 at 9:35 pm
janette nash
Please – I’m trying to knit your cap for a friend who’s having chemo treatment right now, and I’m missing something:
Row 1: purl.
Row 2: *yo, k1, sk2p, k1, yo, k1* (repeat around).
Row 3: knit.
Row 4: *k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k2* (repeat around).
Row 5: Knit.
Repeat rows 2-5 two times.
Row 14: Knit.
Continue knitting all rounds until piece measures 5 (5, 5.5) inches from bottom.
I understand row 2, but row 4 only gives me 5 stitches… Unless yo means yarn over AND knit, in which case row 2 gives me 8 stitches…
I am so fed up with ripping this out – please explain???
Thank you!
Janette
December 12, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Jenny
Hi,
I am knitting your hat with earflaps, large infant size. I have just finished adding the earflaps and am counting my stitches but something doesn’t add up. I was wondering if you could clarify. On the pattern, it says I should have 84 stitches on my needles, but if I do the math (and count my stitches) it should add up to 88. It’s 14 stitches cast on + 15 stitches for earflap 1 + another 30 stitches cast on + 15 stitches from earflap 2 + the last 14 stitches cast on (14+15+30+15+14= 88).
Thanks for helping me out with this. Can’t wait to finish the hat for my daughter!
December 12, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Julie
In the first knit row of the hat, you’ll see that the instructions tell you to k2tog to close up the gaps on either side of the earflap. so that’s 2 flaps…one stitch on either side…a total decrease of four stitches.
Happy knitting! =)
December 13, 2010 at 9:07 pm
Jenny
Makes sense! Thanks so much for clarifying.
February 19, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Sandy
i need some help with the basic earflap hat. when it says to knit straight till flap is 3.5″ does that mean to just knit or to do the stockingnet stitch? still new to knitting and sometimes have trouble understand some patterns. thank you for any help you can give me.
July 31, 2011 at 11:11 am
Jane
Hi, Julie. Is there any chance I can contact you directly about one of your patterns? I don’t see an e.mail address on your blog. Or can you e.mail me at jmjenab@gmail.com ? Thank you! 🙂
Jane
August 7, 2011 at 1:31 pm
Jenn
Hi Julie,
My name is Jenn and I’m with the marketing team at Craftsy. I came across your blog and I wanted to reach out to see if you would be interested in getting involved in our new crafts community?
If you’re interested, please shoot me an email!
I look forward to hearing back from you.
Thanks,
Jenn
jennifer@craftsy.com
September 27, 2011 at 6:35 pm
Melissa
Hey Julie. I love, love your patterns. I particularly wanted to make the cabled earflap hat for a two-year-old girl, and a four-year-old girl. The instructions are for infant size. What do you suggest I do to make this pattern go to these bigger sizes? Many thanks for any help you can give and for being so generous with your talents.
November 19, 2011 at 2:56 pm
PJ
Is the basic earflap hat for adults or children? I had chemo and I do like the cap for the upcoming cold winter.
November 19, 2011 at 2:57 pm
PJ
Is the basic earflap cap for adults too?
May 30, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Deedslave
I have just found this site and love it. I wonder why the archives end in Dec of 08…. I continue to try to learn how to knit just a little better with each project.
September 19, 2015 at 8:18 pm
silvimaus
Hallo Jennifer,Deine Baby-Mütze gefällt mir sehr gut ,würde Sie so gern nach arbeiten,aber leider ist Sie in englischer Sprache.Gibt es eine Möglichkeit ,diese Anleitung auch in Deutsch zu bekommen ?LG Silvi
March 17, 2016 at 7:49 am
Karen
Hi Julie, I am making the Lace-Edged Women’s Hat. When you finish the 6th decrease it says to continue in this pattern, decreasing every row. Does that mean to repeat the 6th decrease every row or keep going down like the 1st-5th decrease does? (do I do this every row K7(8,9) K2tog until 12 stitches remain? OR do I continue the decreasing pattern like K6 (7,8) K2tog; then K5 (6,7) K2tog?) Thanks!