I haven't posted in quite a while, as my 5 year old has discovered how to use the mouse on our computer and has become completely addicted to the starfall.com website. lol. So I don't get much chance to use the computer anymore. :-)
I hope everyone is well. I am knitting gifts for Christmas like mad and have gotten into quite a tangle making an entrelac hat pattern from the Hip Knit Hats book. I made a size medium and when I finally got through the entrelac pattern (which was a nightmare of epic proportions and required tons of tinking), I knit the 7 rows of stocking stitch to create a rolled brim (it was knit top-down). Well, the blooming thing is a little snug for me and quite frankly, I think it's "skimpy", in terms of how it covers the head. It seems like it would fit a 7-10 year old fine, but this is for an adult! If I rip back the 7 rows of stocking stitch to get where I was when the entrelac pattern stitch was completed, do you think I can increase at this point to make the hat less snug, or would changing the type of brim, to say, K1,P1 rib, which is stretchier, do the trick? It's not horribly tight, it's just somewhat snug. Otherwise, I'll just finish it off and toss it in my charity donations box.
thanks. Hope this made sense!
lisa