Product Description
The #RCTID hashtag may not be familiar to anyone outside the Portland Timbers or Portland Thorns soccer teams’ fan bases (or, perhaps, other Portlanders who see local social media), but the “Rose City ‘til I Die” chant is one the Timbers Army and Rose City Riveters sing only when the other team scores a goal. It’s a rallying cry to remind the players—not to mention the fans—that we’re still there, still cheering, no matter what. Which is just the sort of confidence-booster that we all need from time to time, I think.
With lots of customization options (in five pages of charts!), you can get creative with names, school mascots, birthday years, or whatever else you can spell in 10 spaces—or use the designs from the rest of the pattern to make a completely word-less work of art.
Rose City 'til I Die Knit Hat by Jessica Spiegel
Project Overview
The Rose City 'til I Die hat is an intermediate-level knit design that celebrates Portland soccer culture while offering extensive customization options for knitters of all fan bases. Inspired by the "Rose City 'til I Die" chant sung by Portland Timbers Army and Rose City Riveters supporters, this hat design allows knitters to express team pride or personal messages during the off-season and year-round.
What Is Being Made
This pattern creates a finished knit hat featuring colorwork sections and personalized text or design elements. The hat is designed for wearability during soccer off-seasons and serves as a statement piece for fans of the Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns, though the customization features make it suitable for any knitter wanting to add personal flair to their headwear.
Customization Features
- 10 dedicated spaces around the first colorwork section for letters, numbers, and custom designs
- Blank chart spaces included for testing personalization ideas before committing to the final knit
- Flexible design options for soccer fans and non-soccer enthusiasts alike
Knitting Techniques and Stitches
This intermediate knitting project incorporates colorwork techniques, requiring knitters to work with multiple colors within the same row or section. The pattern includes charted designs that guide color placement and custom personalization areas, making it suitable for knitters with foundational colorwork experience.
Materials
The Rose City 'til I Die hat is designed to be worked in worsted weight yarn, a versatile medium-weight option that creates a durable, warm finished hat suitable for seasonal wear. Standard knitting needles appropriate for worsted weight yarn are required.
Difficulty Level
Rated as intermediate, this pattern assumes knitters have experience with basic hat construction and are comfortable reading colorwork charts and managing multiple yarn colors within a project.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Worsted |
| Pages: | 9 |
| Designer: | Jessica Spiegel |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Notes: | BOR stitch marker, tapestry/darning needle, pom pom (optional) |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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