I was looking for two really quick projects for a parcel that I put together for the Fantasy Swap in the Geek and Nerd group while waiting for a last extra item to arrive when I came across two cute hat patterns - Elf Hat and Bellflower Elf Hat, both by Lusianne R.
I decided to make one of each - the lacy cap in adult size, the stockinette cap in newborn size - in matching colours (just reversing main and contrast). Since I wanted them to be woodland elf caps, I chose a lush green and a light brown with a slight green hue.
The construction of these hats is different from what I usually do when knitting hats - making them a triangle shape cap. One of the fun features of this construction is that they kind of come with built-in ear flaps.
Both caps knit up very quickly. I guess the baby version I made will fit a newborn to maybe 3 month old baby - I don't have a newborn around, but my daughter's doll has a head circumference of about 36 cm, and the cap fit nicely.
The adult version is more of a loose fit, which I find very appropriate for this kind of cap. I modified the pattern on the last repeat though, because I felt the hat was wide enough, but was still lacking length. So I omitted one yarnover on each of the "edge leaves", and didn't do any increases on the brim.
To be honest - I want one of those caps for myself now...
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