And in plenty of time to send up to my dad for his birthday!
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Pattern: Skier Hat, from Bea Ellis Knitwear
Yarn: Dale of Norway Heilo, plus some cotton for the lining
Needles: size 3 for lining, size 5 for hat
Knit for: my awesome cross-country skier dad!
Yesterday I blocked the hat. I struggled to find some appropriate to block it over, since the crown shaping doesn’t really allow for it to be pinned out flat. Fortunately, our seriously Indian food habit came in handy, as we had a giant plastic jar of rice that was the perfect size!
Here’s the aforementioned crown shaping:
Isn’t it pretty? I ended up taking out several rows of the charted pattern, since as written, it was turning out to be a very tall hat. Now, it’s still a bit too tall for me, but hopefully will fit my dad perfectly:
As you can see, I made a couple of braids to attach to the hat for extra decoration. They can fly behind my dad while he skis! He’s going to be taking part in the Birkebeiner ski race up in MN a few days after his birthday later this month, so I’m really happy to have finished this hat up in time to send it to him for that.
I hope you like it, dad!
whit::knits 
Ooh, it looks awesome! I expecially love the creative blocking technique (and the crown shaping.)
…oh my god, I can’t believe I just said “expecially”. I apologize profusely to any and everyone who reads that. I really do know the difference, and it’s such a huge pet peeve of mine. NOOOOOOOOO!!!
Clever, clever, clever. I love the top, too!
Beautiful work on the hat! Hope it keeps your dad’s ears warm during the race. The weather can be biting cold in northern Wisconsin that time of year. Also hope he does well in the Birkebeiner. It is a very prestigious race among xc racers.
oooh — this is great! and i’m familiar with that race (spent a summer living in MN). go dad!
What a great and very appropriate hat! And hooray for the Birkie. I’m still a Minnesotan at heart. :-)
Yes, the crown shaping is pretty. :) I bet it’ll keep your dad nice and warm – in style, too!
The hat looks great! I hope your dad’s head is a touch bigger than yours, though. :)
I love it! The top shaping is so cool. I imagine this is the perfect hat for a skier!
Lovely hat – such a graphic design.