I have at this point cast on 144 and done the first row of ribbing, but will happily rip out if this is the wrong approach, as I suspect it is.
Knitting question. So I…
Knitting question. So I made a stranded patterned hat for Anand that fits him perfectly at age 4. (Cast on 108, size 5 needles, worsted yarn.) I'd like to make the same hat, in different colors for Kavya (who is two years older and has a somewhat bigger head). If I add a whole 'nother set of repeat to the pattern (cast on 144), I worry it will be a) too big, and will get confusing when I'm doing the upper part of the hat. So I think the correct approach is to size up a bit on needles? I'm afraid this is beyond my knitting skills, so any advice would be very welcome.
Go back and look at the comment section on the original pattern page. The designer gives a suggestion about how to create a larger hat. Going up a needle size or two will also help.
I think a 4 year old and a 6 year old might wear the same size hat if it is stretchy at all.
She can wear his hat, but just barely; it wouldn’t last her more than a year, I think. I decided to go up a needle size, and add a few more rows of ribbing. I think that’ll give her a little more time with it. 🙂
Thanks!