~Ah, FO Friday and The Ribbit Hat is off the needles and on my son’s head. The yarn was Knitpick’s Bare fingerling which was dyed to my son’s color specifications. When I saw the finished yarn hanging to dry and while winding it, I HATED the color. Not wanting a solid color, I twisted the yarn and put into the dye pot dry. When I started knitting with it, I loved the yarn AND the color. Go figure. As it’s knitted, the color looks so rich. The pattern is Perfect Reversible Watch Cap by Nancy Elizabeth Designs. Super simple, just remember it’s k1, p1 around, not k around. Sigh….. I’m not a member of The House of Manatee and this got a bit boring, but the double decrease made this The House of Monkey member happy since I’d never used this method before. Double Decrease: (slip next 2 stitches together knitwise, knit the third stitch, pass the 2 slipped stitches over). Ta Da, let me present The Ribbit hat!
The Ribbit Hat
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Curls and Q 
I like the hat and I love yarn that is kettled like this. I think the color looks much richer.
does the hat have short rows to make it longer in back?
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Q – Thank you! I agree about “mottled” colors looking richer. The hat is actually the same length all around. I did not notice that Mike had folded it up so the band was larger in the back until I went to edit the pic this morning. I knit the total length until decrease as 7.5 inches. I measured his favorite hat and used that measurement.
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I love the subtle color variations! semisolids are awesome. I have yet to dye any yarn, but it looks so fun.
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Q – Thank you! I love semi-solids. Dyeing is addictive. Try it,
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The SO has a largeish head and wants something that will cover his ears effectively. I’ll keep this one in mind. The ribbing will also cling to the head nicely, which will help some of the stretching issues we’ve had in the past with my knitted hats.
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Q- The pattern has 3 sizes. Unlike the Hubs (large head), our son had a medium head so I used that size EXCEPT his favorite had had the lengths for the large size so I knit 7.5 inches before I started to decrease. I really do like the hat.
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I love the color, it is rich. I love knitting ribbed hats. They can be simple to knit or elaborate. Hats are usually what I’m knitting while taking my daughter to her various school/church related activities.
I’m especially fond of I knit those more than any other hat. Currently I’m making hats when I have free time, in the Fall I’ll be donating them all to a local hospital so they can give them to cancer and NICU patients.
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Q – thank you
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Q – sorry, using ipad and keep sending before I’m ready. That’s wonderful that you knit hats for charitable reasons. I really should follow your example and knit for charities.
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Whoops that should have been…
I’m especially fond of knitting ribbed hats. I knit those more than any other hat. 😉
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Q – thanks! I’ve never knitted a totally ribbed hat. The hat I’ve knit the most of is a flat, sideways, short row.
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Thank you for all your comments on my blog. I hope you found the follow button located at the top close to the header. The color of the dyed yarn goes well with your son’s facial hair.
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Q- Thanks! I’ll look again for the Follow button. Love your blog.
Lol! I told my son that the hat matched his beard. He has blond hair, but his beard is reddish.
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You did a great job dyeing the yarn. The ribbing in the hat shows the color well.
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Q – Thank you!
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I think you are very clever dyeing the yarn and it ensures your son has a one of a kind. It is a triumph!
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Q – Thank you!
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