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So knit a bit of warmth and get ready for the cold weather yet to come. This cap can be done in two colors or multicolor, charts are included for both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn three sizes: Child, Adult \u0026amp; Large Adult. 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The Thistle is the ubiquitous symbol of Scotland, found in green fields under deep blue skies, and sometimes iron grey skies.   It is also  found many places here in the United States.   They cover my mother-in-law’s farm, growing in the thicket around the barn.   There are 3 different choices for the Thistle graph, the first, more stylized graph is inspired by an old Scottish embroidery sampler, the second is taken from life, made to look more like the actual flower and a third, a combination of the other two.   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When I first moved to a small town it was so quiet at night, I couldn’t sleep. This hat has the tall buildings, a fire truck, Lola’s Restaurant, a bridge in the distance and lots of windows that hide lots of city stories. Leave out the moon and stars and it becomes a City Day hat. 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Leave off the pencil border if desired, choose a script or print version of “je suis.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnit this cap in DK weight wool.  Instructions included for sport weight for a smaller hat. and worsted for a larger hat.  See notes for sizing and choosing correct yarns and needle sizes.  Gauge is very important, so modify needle size up or down to obtain gauge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSizing:  Instructions same for all sizes, yarn weight \u0026amp; needle size determine final measurements.  If in doubt, size DOWN a needle size to avoid a too large hat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56733082550650,"sku":"UPID29507","price":1.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/1626bad8707f3a9104f7e1a692e22f297f16214c_UPID29507_172885803566924.jpg?v=1775729402"},{"product_id":"bear-in-the-woods-hat-knitting-pattern-by-idle-hands-knits","title":"Bear in the Woods Hat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis hat is a favorite of my family. We have seen moose, deer, fox, rabbits, pheasant, turkeys and other animals in Vermont, but never a bear. While I love bears on hats and knitwear, I hope to NEVER meet one on one of my walks in the woods…. 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For some reason, I love putting my “all” into hats meant for children.  Extra care, extra color, extra pop all go into hats that might fit for just a little while.   If they are amazing, they earn a “forever spot” on a precious doll or teddy bear.   All my life I have been inspired by color and lots of it.   Mary Engelbreit’s colors have always drawn my attention.  Pantone may rule the fashion world, but brights always rule my designs.   This hat is a little homage to ME and the joy her colors bring me.   This may be a hat geared to children, but we all keep a little “inner child” with us through life, so an adult size is included as well!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis hat can easily be done in just a couple of colors - black and white, black white and red, black, white and grey, whatever is at hand.  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If your pattern has not been updated here is the correction:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody of Hat:\nChange to larger needles.\nKnit next 1 rnd in MC.\nKnit 1 rnd in CC2.\nNext rnd:  K3 CC2, K1 MC rep across rnd.\nNext rnd:  K1 CC2, K1 MC rep across rnd.\nKnit 1 rnd in MC.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGAUGE:  20 sts x 24 rows = 4 ins in c\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56733626433914,"sku":"UPID52334","price":2.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/aaef90335b9f73772f669924517072e3226bd741_UPID52334_172892797742879.jpg?v=1775731357"},{"product_id":"snow-sheep-cowl-knitting-pattern-by-idle-hands-knits","title":"Snow Sheep Cowl","description":"\u003cp\u003eSo this cowl concludes my sheep obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor now. One more surprise item to come in the fall. 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And around the corner, a young bear learning from the momma bear. I thought it would make a fun cowl and I am on a “bear” binge this design season, so what the heck? I love it in blue and white but white and grey or grey and blue or any combination you like would work! That is me in the cowl. Sorry about that.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56735068094842,"sku":"UPID143793","price":2.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/cbc76f4526a12a3c06ff949f9f5db6bb37c99dbf_UPID143793_172885747641541.jpg?v=1775739168"},{"product_id":"muir-glenn-thistle-boot-toppers-knitting-pattern-by-idle-hands-knits","title":"Muir Glenn Thistle Boot Toppers","description":"\u003cp\u003eA companion set of Boot Toppers to go with the Muir Glenn Thistle Hat, available on Ravelry, and a “tip of the tam” to Scotland.  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Never enough yarn to do\na whole project with and the difficulty of figuring out how to pull the colors into a cohesive structure that looks like it belongs together.  Then there is color work.  Stranding, learning to carry color floats, yah, forget it.  WAIT!  Don’t give up!  This hat is the one to begin with.  There are no color carries in this hat.  Just concentrate on learning to keep the unused color loose,  don’t pull it tight, loose is better than tight!  Save the carries for your next Fair Isle Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n All that is needed is a great base color of your choice \n\n\u003cp\u003eand 7 little balls of color.   How to choose the colors?  This hat takes the guesswork out of the process.  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Research brings knowledge of so many Native American tribes and so many rich sources of color, shape and history.  I am not of Native American descent, so I find that each tribe’s art contains much more beauty than I can ever turn into designs.  Kistikan, a Cree word meaning “garden”, is inspired by a very old, hand-beaded Cree woman’s ornamental hood.  This hat turns stylized flowers \u0026amp; vines into a piece of art.  A pop of red \u0026amp; white braid before a garden of vines in deep red and a warm, pinky red give a tone-on-tone fabric that is both warm and vibrant.   Each size vine graph is slightly different to accommodate the all-over design.  This one is topped by a matching covered button, but a pom pom, tassel or fairy pull work as well.  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