Comments on: Mikey Cap

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:56:18 +0000

Wanted to say thanks! I knit one up for my little boy using your pattern and modifying for his smaller head and my smaller gauge. You can check it out here:
http://knitsburgh.blogspot.com/
Thanks again for posting this one!

By: Babette Witherspoon

Babette Witherspoon — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:05:51 +0000

Knitted this for my nephew…he loved it and so do I… Making another for my husband….

By: Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:52:23 +0000

Donna – I’m sorry but I don’t remember. I do think the hat was bigger than the elastic and had to be gathered in a bit.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:49:22 +0000

Kristin, This is exactly what I have been searching for! Thanks so much for publishing it. Do you happen to remember what the circumference was before you put in the elastic? I want to make it for my hubby and his head measures 25.5. Thanks so much!

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:48:54 +0000

AJ: You could transfer this, or any pattern, into a crochet pattern if you just use a little algebra( eww, i know). Take the gauge that the knitter puts at the front of their pattern (21 st, 29 rows=4″). Transfer the amount of stitches and rows of the project to inches instead (Use the formula: #stitchesfromgauge/#inchesfromgauge=#stichesfrompattern/X where X will equal the amount of inches you get with that # of CO stitches. Cross multiply and divide the answer to get X. In this pattern: ‘CO 30 st’ is equal to 5.7 inches of fabric, and the height of 29 rows per 4″ is already transferred to inches for you by the pattern maker, example: work until piece measures 3″) . Then crochet a swatch with the hook and yarn that you want to use for the project. Measure how many stitches and rows it takes you to make a 4″ swatch and use algebra again to see how many stitches that would make. (If your crochet swatch was 10 st per 4″ for example, then to get 5.7 inches of the CO that you would get with knitting, you would need to chain 14.25, or round to 14 crochet stitches. Increases and decreases you may have to visualize, or just do the math. I hope this isn’t to confusing. This is proof that you do need algebra outside of high school =).

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:02:35 +0000

Corina – For the brim, you can use any thin piece of plastic or a few layers of stiff interfacing. The snap is because the front of the hat folds down onto the top of the brim, and the snap holds them together.

By: Corina Sahlin

Corina Sahlin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:12:21 +0000

Hi – thanks for posting the pattern! I am almost done, but confused on how to and what to insert into the brim to make it stand up. I don’t know what to use for the plastic for the brim (why a snap?), and how to attach it. Any ideas?
Thanks!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:47:13 +0000

Brenda – For the brim, you need to pick up stitches on the center front of the band (underneath the word “Front” in the diagram).

Jackie – Thank you! You can use any piece of plastic or heavy interfacing for the brim.

By: jackie

jackie — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:00:03 +0000

Hi Kristen,

Thank you for sharing the pattern with us. Lovely hat.

My husband bought one in Japan while on holiday (something similar to yours) and he loves it very much. I m thinking of “why not i knit him one”.

I have saved your pattern, hoping to get the suitable yarn, my worry is that i might not be able to buy the brim here ;(

Anyway, nice hat for someone special..

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:32:32 +0000

I am stuck on the brim. Please help! Where do you pick up the stitches for the brim. Is it on the ban part or what? Maybe this is truly a senior moment for me Brenda