Adult Hats on the LK150 for Charity

 While I was looking for headband patterns (see the last post), I found Anna Haferman's YouTube channel. She has all kinds of videos for items you can make on the LK150. It's a great machine if you like to work with DK or light worsted, or knit for charity. I decided to knit up some hats to kick off the year. 

I can't remember which came first. I did start this hat, thinking I was being smart by making the inside of the brim in black. Well, because the "wrong" side is the public side in this hat, I had used the black on what would become the outside of the brim. So instead of ripping it out, I went with it, and did a different tuck pattern.

It's in a wool I got 10+ years ago from Wal-Mart. It said it's a "mercerized" wool, which is not a word normally used with wool--it's used with cotton. Once washed up, it was quite soft. 

This is the inside. Often, this is used as the "public" side. This hat weighs 109grams.

This hat is the "Snowball Hat". It's very similar to the pattern above.

I do the top a bit different. I don't like to just double up and then take it off. I double up, move most stitches over to fill the gaps, knit two rows, repeat. I also tighten the tension to help take up the slack.  This one is in Patons "Decor" which is 25% wool. The colours aren't as contrasting as they looked in the balls. It has a mock ribbing hem.  It weighs 80gr.

This hat is from Ray Knitivity, however, he doesn't have it on his website anymore. I've knit it before and struggled with the sizing. This one is snug on me. It's unknown worsted yarn.  The pattern called for 10 rows of real ribbing, by reforming Every Other Needle.  For some reason, I decided to do 20 rows. Ugh. I was wedged in between my machine and a fridge, I couldn't focus properly, I had to sit on short folding step. It took forever. Don't do this. Do 2x2 rib or a mock rib or keep it at 10 rows.

The top has decreases that are done creatively, but you have to understand the pattern/chart.

I actually really liked the inside of the hat. However, the inside where the decreases are, is not very pretty. Also, I would have to seam it differently.

The tuck pattern, while not difficult, can really challenge you, especially with a heavier worsted weight. You have to push stitches back, and other ones forward, and just have to be careful that the needles are doing what they're supposed to.

However, something went wrong with seaming. I'm not sure if it's the pattern, or what. Like, maybe I lost a stitch on the edge? I could have taken in more on the seam but then the seam would be bulky, and it barely fit me!  It weighs 77gr. 

This is the crochet look beanie. I started with one ball of Decor, but it wasn't enough. I had another one that I really couldn't tell if it was the same dye lot or not. So I unraveled to the brim, and then did 2 rows of each.

The head has no hair, so it fits a little weird.

I tried to get fancy with the top decreases. Not really worth it! 

Up close, you can't really see any differences.

Step back a bit and there does seem to be a bit of heathering. And of course, I have about 12gr of each ball left. They do look different side by side now. This hat took 97gr--that double brim takes up a lot of yarn!! 

I have quite a bit of Decor left, though much is part balls that don't work together. I also have some thicker Red Heart wool but I don't think the LK150 will like it. I might need to get the KnitSmart out! 

All together, the hats weigh 363gr.

Yarn In:  0gr

Yarn Out: 363gr

Balance:  363gr more OUT than in

Costs:  $0