A friend asked me to make a few hats for her son. I had made her daughters a few hats in the past years, so they must have gone over well, because she is asking me to make more. I love knitting for someone who will use it!
Her family is a real sports-loving family, Patriot's, Bruins, Red Sox...all of those and probably more, I just don't know. I decided to knit her son a New England Patriot's inspired beanie hat. I looked online and this is one that I found:
I got this! I went to Joann's and bought 3 skeins of yarn:
A navy blue, gray and dark red. All of these are Lion Brand Vanna's Choice (100% Acrylic). Perfect yarn for washing a ton of times and still holding up.
I adopted a pattern from one of my magazines for basic beanies and figured out when I would need to change colors.
I started with a k2, p2 ribbing for the brim. Then just straight stockinette st, then started the decrease for the crown right after the last red stripe.
I then topped it off with a navy blue pom-pom.
It's finished!
It practically fits my head, so I hope that I did not make it too big! I will be visiting Mass the weekend that this is posted, so I will be giving it to her then.
Stay tuned for more Christmas knitting!
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