Good news and bad news
The good news
Well I was happy to find that all my calculations and knitting matched my schematic perfectly. Yeay! That was the tricky part. After wrapping my brain around determining the slower decrease rate on the decrease side of the diagonal to actually create an increase, I admit I felt a wee bit clever. Heh, nothing like knitting to keep you humble however.
The intended result. (Do please excuse the crap photography, my photographer (Mr. Pieknits) is out of town.)
The bad news
Like I said, the knitting matches the schematic - too bad the schematic was wrong. Doh. It's so obvious to me now of course, and would've been if I had given more than 2 seconds thought to the basic beginning. So what does it actually look like?
Hershey's Kiss head!
Although I should stop looking at this photo because I'm starting to kinda like it...
Not the result I wanted however. Below is the basic shape of the hat flat. I had taken the measurement of the full width, then the width after all decreases and drew the diagonal lines. I was imagining the ends to fold in and meet in the middle. The reality in 3-d is you fold it in half down the center- and you can see the sloping point that results.
What it needs to be is like this. Again, looking at it now this is embarrassingly obvious.
I hope this yarn rips well.
Comments
I like it! I think it is a great looking hat--different. And my son just popped over here and said he would like one in Red.
Posted by: isela | April 5, 2007 04:24 PM
btw: he is 5 and he says is a Pixie Hat
Posted by: isela | April 5, 2007 04:25 PM
is there any way you could post a pattern for the pointy hat? it would look adorable on my niece!
Posted by: monica | April 5, 2007 04:36 PM
It's beautiful, I'd like to knit such hat, I repeat a request for the pattern. ^^
Posted by: Joanna Kostrzewa | April 5, 2007 04:49 PM
I love both the hats. The first one is beautiful, the second one is cute! You did a great job on your creation even if it didn't turn out exactly like you thought. =)
Posted by: Valerie | April 5, 2007 04:50 PM
I agree with the others. It's not what you had in mind, but it really is cute! The "corrected" photo is adorable, too, and it's going to look great with the shaping you intended.
Posted by: Janelle | April 5, 2007 05:02 PM
The hat is very cute...in both forms. So you did end up with something good, even though it's not what you intended.
Posted by: Jeanne | April 5, 2007 06:17 PM
I was going to comment as well that you seem to have created a very cute child's hat!
The yarn is beautiful and I can't wait to see the finished pattern(s)!
Posted by: mouse | April 5, 2007 06:23 PM
Don't be mad if I tell you I like the Hershey's Kiss Head! It's so fun!
I just discovered you did something that I have never been able to do ... you are still keeping the sticker on your camera! Whenever I have a new toy, I just peel everything out before using it. ;)
Posted by: Agnes | April 5, 2007 06:40 PM
I like the hat. It's cute! And looks cute on you!
Posted by: crzjane | April 5, 2007 08:25 PM
LOL - aww, thanks for the much-needed laugh. I actually kinda like the hat. It would def make an awesome kid's hat. I agree with the other posters - you should hold onto that pattern and size it down some for a child. Really.
Posted by: Sharon G. | April 5, 2007 09:07 PM
hah I like it with the point :) (and it does rip well--the first hat I made sans pattern was in teseo and, well, it ended up being a bit of a large yarmulke. oops.
Posted by: Lindsay | April 5, 2007 09:15 PM
personally, i think you should keep this one as it is, and maybe try out the design with new yarn. it's adorable!
Posted by: alice | April 5, 2007 10:50 PM
Oh, it's super cute as a pointy hat! Interesting construction - I hope you post a pattern when you've got it all figured out.
Posted by: kelp! | April 5, 2007 10:51 PM
OMG I WOULD TOTALLY WEAR THE POINTY HAT!! :) can you post both patterns? hahahaha. :)
Posted by: Jen da Purse Ho | April 5, 2007 11:05 PM
I agree with Alice--it's too cute to frog.
Posted by: Angela | April 6, 2007 02:41 AM
that is actually kind of cute the more I look at it... :)
Posted by: stacey | April 6, 2007 08:09 AM
But it is so cute the way it is!
Posted by: Jo | April 6, 2007 08:53 AM
I like the pointy one too! It makes me think of a little garden gnome! I'm sure version 2 will be cute too, though.
Posted by: kelly | April 6, 2007 09:24 AM
I think it's cute. It does look like a pixie hat. :)
Posted by: Arleta | April 6, 2007 09:43 AM
I hope when you get it fixed, you will consider sharing the pattern! Its super duper cute :) Intended and not intended (although I don't want to be Hershey kiss head...)
Posted by: Sharah | April 6, 2007 01:44 PM
OMG, I love the hat as is. That being said, it's OK to love the current hat and still make one to follow your vision. ;-)
Posted by: Sachi | April 6, 2007 02:10 PM
It is a cute hat as is, but perhaps for a tinier person. I really like the diagonal ribbing. Such a lovely green, too.
Posted by: Brenda | April 7, 2007 01:56 PM
Awwww, I think it's adorable with the point on top!
Posted by: chris | April 9, 2007 11:04 AM
I agree with the previous posters--you've created an adorable kids' hat! Please size the pattern down and publish it!
Posted by: Melissa | April 9, 2007 03:12 PM
Both are great!! I think you'll have to write up the pattern for both variations now!
And the pixie hat matches the chocolate-peanut butter cookies you posted recently too. ;)
Posted by: Jennhx | April 10, 2007 12:30 PM