Fiddle Knits Designs | Beautifully detailed patterns for the hand knitter and crocheter
Created by Erica Jackofsky
Type: Knitting
Pattern Details
Pattern Details
• Suggested Yarn:
Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool 1(1) skein;
Knit Picks City Tweed DK 2(2) skeins
• Yarn Weight:
DK / 8 ply (11 wpi)
• Gauge:
22 sts & 28 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch on smaller needles.
• Needle Size:
US size 3 / 3.25mm
US size 5 / 3.75mm
• Yardage:
192 yards
• Sizes Available:
Small/Women's, Medium/Men's
Errata
None Available
Find a mistake? Send an e-mail to: Erica@FiddleKnits.com
Funky #7
Skill Level: Intermediate
“Make me a funky drum hat.” Those were the instructions given to me by my mom, the drummer in our family band. She wanted something a little hip and funky, but still comfortable and not over the top wild. Alright, that can be managed. And so it was that Funky #7 was born. It’s a hat that can easily be folded up and tossed in a bag, purse, or instrument case for times of emergencies (ie. bad hair, cold winds, outdoor gigs, waking up to find your bandmates shaved your head, etc.)
Depending on your choice of yarn, this hat can be worn equally well by anyone and during every season. The photographs show the smaller, or womens size, worked up in Elsebeth Lavold’s silky wool. This yarn creates a lightweight hat with good stitch definition, but a loose, floppy structure. The medium/Mens version is knit using Knit Picks City Tweed DK, which is a blend of wool, alpaca, and donegal tweed. This yarn results in a warmer hat with slightly less definition of the elongated stitches and more structure. Also notice that the eyelets and i-cord tie were omitted from this version. To do this, change nothing, but simply skip the eyelet round and i-cord instructions.
Techniques
Depending on your choice of yarn, this hat can be worn equally well by anyone and during every season. The photographs show the smaller, or womens size, worked up in Elsebeth Lavold’s silky wool. This yarn creates a lightweight hat with good stitch definition, but a loose, floppy structure. The medium/Mens version is knit using Knit Picks City Tweed DK, which is a blend of wool, alpaca, and donegal tweed. This yarn results in a warmer hat with slightly less definition of the elongated stitches and more structure. Also notice that the eyelets and i-cord tie were omitted from this version. To do this, change nothing, but simply skip the eyelet round and i-cord instructions.
Techniques
- Circular knitting
- I-cord
- Pick up stitches
- Pleats (2 needle decreases, photo examples provided)
- YOs
Model: Annalee Jackofsky
Photos by Rick Jackofsky
Modeled by Kim