My First Attempt at Knitting a Hat…Tah Duh

So one of my “crafty goals” this year was to learn how to knit hats. {maybe socks….but first I have to get good at hats.} I have always been a crochet kind of girl. See here, here, here, here and here.  But a few years ago I got this crazy idea that I wanted to learn how to knit and I have totally fallen in love with it. If you are a crocheter and you have never given knitting a try I suggest that you do!!! All you have to do is get over your fear of trying something new, watch a few youtube videos and get going! {You can check out some of my very first knitting projects here, here, here, and here.}

Anyhow…here are a few pictures of my first attempt at knitting a hat. I started off using 16″ Circular Knitting Needles and then switched over to these lovely 8″ Double Point Knitting Needles. I promise it is not as intimidating as it looks. Though I am definitely still trying to get the hang of it! :)

YOU CAN FIND THE FREE PATTERN FOR THIS HAT HERE!!!

Didn’t it turn out cute!?!

Ok. Cute as it was, it wasn’t perfect. I did struggle with what they call color jog and I also struggled with pulling my first stitches in each round tight enough…hence the holes. But hey, for my first hat…could I really expect perfection??? nope. :)

Anyhow, after I finished this hat for my daughter I caught my son rummaging in my yarn stash. He got a big armful of “boy” colors and then came and told me he wanted one too. So, I’ve actually already started on my knitted hat attempt #2. Which hopefully I will finish soon! Until then HAPPY KNITTING!