Funky Felted Fuschia Fedora

Hiya guys n gals,

Here is a picture of a felted hat (fedora) I came up with after doing a rather thorough search on the net for a similar one and not finding it. I am in the process of writing the pattern for this particular hat right now and retesting my directions and making sure I've dotted all my T's n crossed all the i's. Aww heck, ya'll know what I mean!!

At the time I was looking for a hat that was akin to the one the "Indiana Jones" wears in those movies and for the life of me, I could not find one. Knitted or crocheted. So I just said, "heck with it," and came up with my own design. I hope ya'll like it!!!!

And as always, if there are ANY problems you come across just drop me a line at chaptlps @ yahoo (dot) com. I will do my best to answer any and all of your questions if need be.

TWISTED RIB FINGERLESS GLUBS

Well guys, I did promise to post this on my blog n all that. Please bear with me as I will have to decipher what I wrote. (LOL)!!

I've been a busy knitter lately, what with Christmas n all that stuff goin on. Now there is my mom n dad's anniversary of course on Feb. 14th, need to figure something out for that and my mom's birthday on Feb. 6th. I did knit her a wonderful lacy scarf out of some mohair yarn which I have so magnanimously named "ROYGBIV" It's beautiful to say the least but on to what we are here for in the first place the aforementioned glubs (gloves, knucklers, gauntlets, etc......)

I will post a pic of it I promise ASAP (as soon as I find where I put em)... Damn, they're in Wyoming, arrrgggghhhh, guess I'll hafta make another pair, O well, at least I got it written down. WOOHOO!!!

K, are ya'll ready? Here we go....

TWISTED RIB FINGERLESS GLUBS

Please note that there are corrections on the second glub in red at the bottom of the page!!

Materials: any worsted weight yarn is good (4-5 sts per inch) I used good ol' Red Heart for this.
size US 5 double point needles (dpn) set of 4
one stitch marker

Abbreviations used in this pattern: K= knit; P= purl; yo= yarn over; twr= twisted rib; K2t-tbl= knit 2 together through the back loop (same slant as a slip, slip, knit (ssk) or slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over (skp). x's = times; ws= wrong side; rs= right side.

Special instructions: skip first stitch, knit into the back loop of 2nd knit stitch, leave on left needle, knit regular into 1st knit stitch, slip both worked stitches off of left needle. Twisted rib stitch made.



Cast on 36 stitches (cast on of your choice, just make sure it's an elastic type so the cuff won't cut off your circulation on yer fingers and they turn blue n fall off.... just kidding!!!)

divide onto three double point needles thusly, 16, 10, 10 without twisting, join. Place a marker at the beginning of the needle with 16 stitches, this will be counted as the beginning of your rounds.

Round 1-3: K2, P2, around to marker

Round 4: (twisted rib row) skip 1st k stitch, k into back loop of 2nd k stitch, leave on left needle, knit regular into skipped knit stitch (1st k stitch),slip both worked stitches off left needle, (twist made), (p2, twr) 4 x's (5 twists altogether), p2, k2,ending with a p2, to marker. You will have one twr on needle 2, the rest are on needle one.

Round 5: (k1, yo, k1, p2) 5 x's, k2, p2, to marker

Round 6: (k3, p2,) 5 x's, k2, p2, to marker.

Round 7: (decrease round): (k2t-tbl, k1, p2) 5 x's, k2, p2, to marker.

Round 8: Repeat round 1

Repeat rounds 4-8 for pattern, ( 4 times for average sized hands, make longer or shorter depending on your preferences). End on round 4 of pattern.

Next round:(round 5 of pattern) Work across (keeping to established pattern) the twisted ribs on needles 1 and the twisted rib on needle 2, p2, Bind off 5 stitches, finish the round following the established k2, p2 ribbing (knit the knits, purl the purls) to marker.

Next round:(round 6 of pattern) Keeping in established pattern, (twisted ribs, k2,p2, etc) work to the bound off stitches, Cast on 5 stitches, work in established pattern to marker.

Next round:(round 7 of pattern) Work in established pattern to cast on stitches, work k2, p2, k1 into cast on stitches, continue in ribbing to marker.

Next round: Repeat round 8 of pattern

Continue repeating rounds 4-8 until there are 6 repeats of pattern altogether end on round 4 of pattern.

Next round: Work k2,p2, ribbing around for 1-2". Bind off Weave in ends.

Make second glub, same as first to thumb hole, work to needle 3, p2,k1, bind off 5, continue as established, work same as first glove following ribbing and stitch pattern, work to the bound off stitches, on needle 3, p2,k1, cast on 5 stitches, continue in pattern, continue to needle 3, p2,k1, in cast on stitches, k1,p2,k2, p last 2 stitches on needle 3. continue as for first glove. Bind off all stitches and weave in ends.

For more advanced knitters you can reverse the twist, on the second glub, on the twisted rib pattern to get a mirrored effect.

I would be more than happy to have someone test this out for me as I have been the only one so far to knit this. Let me know if there is anything that needs clarification.

Happy knitten ya'll!!!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll get a picture posted as soon as I get the second set knitted.