Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Fighting Frostbite

I've lived in the Pacific Northwest for all of two weeks now, and my vast experience has proven that it's cold here in winter.  People wear fleece. People wear scarves. And people wear hats. All the time. Every time we go out, it seems that I'm the only one without proper head wear.  I tried to fake it for a few days by wearing one of those ear warmer headbands, but it just wasn't working. Apparently I have an odd-shaped head and the pathetic little scrap of fabric I chose to keep me warm kept slipping off my ears.  My ears were freezing, and I realized I was going to have to become one of the sensible hat-wearing Seattleites.

Don't get me wrong, I love this weather.  Nothing makes me happier than rain and winter and wearing sweaters, jackets, and scarves.  Problem is, I have a love/hate relationship with hats.  I love hats.  Hats can be so classy and chic (love!), but they never fit my huge head (hate). Beanies fit (yay!), but because my default hairstyle is a bun or a ponytail, to wear a beanie I have to wear my hair down (boo!).

A few years ago I discovered the perfect solution, and I've been meaning to knit this hat for a while now.  The prospect of permanently frostbitten ears spurred me to get on it sooner rather than later. Check it out:



Wait for it...



A beanie to keep my head and ears warm that also allows me to wear a ponytail!  I love it so much that I'm knitting another one in brown, and may have to make one in every color.  No more sacrificing ponytails for warm ears. 

This just might be the best knitting pattern ever.
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 19, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Love that hat... can you share the pattern??

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  2. BethNovember 20, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    I found it on Ravelry, here's the link:

    http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hannah-4

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  3. JamieNovember 21, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    That's just so darn cute.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2013 at 6:03 PM

    the Ravelry pattern is wrong! It makes an infant size beanie. After all of the heard work I put into it and came out way to small. You need to check your pattern before you publish.

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    1. BethFebruary 11, 2013 at 9:57 PM

      I'm sorry that the pattern didn't work out for you. I've used it three times and I love it. Unfortunately I wasn't clever enough to come up with the pattern myself--it's just something I found available on Ravelry. If you're having problems with the pattern, there should be a section for comments on the pattern page that might be helpful to you. Good luck!

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