i am so in love with this hat. probably my favourite FO in a long time, and it only took a little over a day (7-8 hours). the yarn was actually not as bad to work with as i expected, especially after washing and detangling. i redid the earflaps 3 or 4 times to get them just right, and then i knit a little swatch and covered a button for the top. it was all worked from the photo in the post from earlier today. the earflaps naturally sit like they are in the “back” view– which i think looks quite pocoyo-ish– but they can also be pulled straight like the “front” view.
i finished just in time–
that’s all the yarn i have left, and considering its some very vintage discontinued yarn i’m a lucky SOB that it didn’t take an extra foot. i was sort of freaked out because the label didn’t list a yardage– but it *looked* like about 100 yds so i gave it a try and i suppose it was.
i don’t think anyone here in toronto is going to get the reference, but its such a cute hat anyway its not even important!
Tags: adorable, earflap hat, fo, knit, pocoyo
September 7, 2008 at 10:25 pm |
Would it be possible to get a pattern for this hat? It would be a great gift for my dad!
March 19, 2009 at 5:20 pm |
Hi, anyway I could comission you to make a pocoyo hat for my 3 year old son? We have been looking everywear for one.
Thanks
March 23, 2009 at 1:28 pm |
Hi !
Are you willing to share your pattern ? My daughter would be terrific in this hat (she’s 9 months and already a Pocoyo fan…she dances when she hears the jingle).
I don’t think anyone in Montreal will get the reference either !
Cheers
Karen
April 30, 2009 at 4:58 pm |
I don’t have a pattern written up but it’s an easy one to summarize– just make a basic hat, top down, and instead of making two earflaps, make a third in the middle. I also saw a pattern on someone else’s site, if that helps– http://notanartist.blogspot.com/2006/12/pocoyo-hat.html