need help with baby hat - provisional cast on

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Permalink Reply by SarahD on March 3, 2011 at 12:47pm

What pattern are you using? Is it one that's online that we can look at?

Permalink Reply by Polly on March 3, 2011 at 12:57pm

no it is on the skein of yarn.  what it tells me to do is cast on 73 stitches using the provisional cast on.  join in round and knit 3 rows.  next row is yarn over knit 2 together.  next 3 rows knit. now take out crochet chain and pick up stitches on another set of needles and join with your top stitches.  Not sure correct directions for this last row.  I don't have it with me right now.

Permalink Reply by SarahD on March 3, 2011 at 1:45pm

Is it kind of like this pattern where you're making a double thickness layer for either just over the ears or for the whole hat?

 

http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/hats/monmouth.htm

 

Permalink Reply by Jenny on March 3, 2011 at 2:07pm

It also sounds to my that you are basically doing a brim that is essentially doubled up, with the yo's and k2tog creating a sort of picot edging for the hat.

so essentially you will now have a set of stitches on one needle at the bottom and a matching set of stitches on another needle at the top. fold it in half, the yo/k2tog row should be the middle, match up the beginnings of your round on the top and bottom needle and simply knit those two stitches together - for example, it will be like doing a k2tog with one stitch from your top needle and one stitch from the other needle. Then, you will be back to your original number of stitches and you have joined the brim, doubling it up.

Permalink Reply by Polly on March 3, 2011 at 2:11pm

that is it...oh my gosh!  Jenny you see it you're amazing!

thank you!

Permalink Reply by Jenny on March 3, 2011 at 2:12pm

Super! Glad to hear that helped...I know things can get easily lost in translation when it comes to knitting :)