Another Slouchy Beanie

This is the Slouchy Stripes Hat pattern I initially started on my camping trip, but found it too much effort knitting magic loop with my circular needles, so put it on hold until I got my DPNs. 

These DPNs are great to knit with, they are very strong and have a really smooth finish, the only down side is that because they aren't particularly long, and they are so smooth, the stitches can easily slide off of the needles if you aren't careful, but for something smaller, like socks, the needles would be plenty long enough for this to not be an issue.

Also, an update after my confusion on my needle sizes in my previous post, I had to contact KnitPro direct, and it turned out to be something to do with different sizes being sold in UK to rest of Europe, and there had been a mix up on the packaging. So, living up to their reputation of having great customer service, KnitPro are sending me the missing needle sizes. 

Anyway, back to the hat… It was a really straight forward pattern, and once I had my DPNs, it was very quick to knit up. I had to increase a few stitches when I switched to my DPNs though because I didn't yet have the 4mm needles.

I am content with the way the hat turned out, but the yarn I used is a cheap acrylic, and I found that, particularly the grey, doesn't have a lot of give in it, making the hat quite stiff. In fact I think I had a similar issue with my Poncho last year, as I used the same yarn.

 

So despite all the issues I came across over the course of making the hat, my husband is happy with it, and it looks good on him (anything would…) so overall I am pleased with this project.