Aunty e Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I just made this from the free pattern you can find here http://www.lionbrand.com/ You have to register, but you can opt out of direct marketing, and I quite fancied getting a knitting newsletter anyway. I made it with VERY chunky wool, but only one strand rather than the two they suggest in the pattern. I couldn't get the adult pattern to appear (using duff computers at work) so I sized it up to 28 stitches and about 13 inches long (makes sense when you see the pattern. I think this is probably a bit big actually, but I have big hair. I also found that to get the seam at the back really neat, you had to turn your needles round, so the loose end of the wool was in the right place for knitting the two halves together. This was difficult to manage with two kittens doing their best to 'help' me. it's a REALLY easy knit, and looks fab (or so everyone at work tells me), start to finish (with some faffing around) it took me about an hour and a half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Thanks for that Aunty e.............. I watched the film last week with my daughter and all the way through I kept thinking I wonder how you knit the hat that Lyra wears, just off to raid my wool stash..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 That looks good, I even have some left over super chunky left over from when I knitted by pullover thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 i already had some mixed colour chunky wool so as soon as i got home from watching the film i had a go at making it. I just knitted a rectangle that fitted Abi's head and sewed it up at the back, then added plaited ties to each front corner. It curled naturally at the front. The bottom edge could do with being a tighter fit so i may do some adjusting but i have to say it looks exactly the same as Lyra's and Abi loves it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Have e-mailed a hat with ear flaps pattern to my sister for her to crochet for me as I wanted one but couldn't find a pattern or a hat on slae big enough! Plus she needed a new project as she's recently finished a big crochet blanket for her boyfriend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...