Mr. PieKnits birthday was Wednesday (Happy B-day sweetie!) and now I can finally share the secret knitting gift- a mohawk hat! Mr. PieKnits had lamented that with the whole corporate bag he couldn’t do anything really crazy to his hair so I figured this hat would be the perfect stand-in. I’m happy to report it was enthusiastically received.
I was originally going to make the hat as written in the Pretty in Punk book but quickly realized Mr. PieKnits was highly anti-earflaps (although I am quite fond of them and might need a matching hat myself). The pattern also had it worked in two halves then seamed, I’m assuming to facilitate the fringe placement but I wasn’t really digging the extra finishing idea. I also didn’t want to use wool for the base being Texas and all, and therefore it would need to be altered for that as well since it wouldn’t be shrinking. Then I got Adrian of Hello Yarn‘s pattern at Yarn School for a top down, any gauge no swatch hat- perfect. (It was crunch time here with very little bits of time to sneak in knitting.) The increases it creates are also pretty non-swirly so it worked great. The fringe is Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Bulky which really felts perfectly for this type of thing.
He’s also pictured here with his other new birthday present- a custom pro-deck skateboard I had made. :)
It was so worth the surprise.
Birthday Boy
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Great gifts!! I often lament about what my jobs have restricted me from! LOL
What a great hat!! I really love it..
Happy Birthday Mr. PieKnits!! (from one fabulous scorpio to another.. lol)
That hat is fantastic! AND a skateboard? You must like him… ;-) Be ready for the “when are you coming for kid’n'ewe” email, soon.
You knitted the mohawk hat and made the skateboard yourself? Mr Pieknits should feel himself the luckiest man walking on Planet Earth!
Happy Birthday to Mr Mohawk Pieknits.
That is so clever! What a lucky guy!
i love the hat! check boingboing.net today, for a mohawk wig…
Fabulous hat!
That is so cool! That is one lucky man right there. How is the Pretty in Punk book overall ? Are we talking cheesy Hot Topic-esq patterns or worth taking a look at ?
Happy birthday to your Mr. What a great present!
I LOVE it!!!!
Great hat, and such a such a thoughtful gift !
Looks like you made sure he had a great birtday! Love that hat!
That’s awesome! I have to knit some for my boys! Hope he had a great birthday!
:) what a cute idea to rebel against the corporate!!!
What an awesome hat! And the recipient looks really good in it. Fun!
I can totally relate–I always wish I could dye my hair a crazy color but I don’t think it would be well-accepted at work! This is a fun solution, very cool!
Your hats are all so awesome! xo
Happy belated to Mr. PieKnits! What a fantastic gift-giving girl you are to give him such wonderfully, not-gown up sorts of goodies! I may need to hear more about his custom skateboard, too.
Also, I totally just peeked at the IK winter issue preview… the Celtic Tote is awesome! It is great to see you name in (online) print! W00t!
I was just coming here to gush all over about the Celtic Tote as well.. Someone beat me to it!
Regardless.. OMG.. What a gorgeous bag! I was like “what a beautiful bag.. oh HEY.. I KNOW HER!!” and ‘ran’ right over here to hop up and down with excitement at seeing your name in IK!
Congrats.. its gorgeous and I can’t wait to knit it!
I love the hat! It looks like it was a lot of fun to knit. Do you have an exact link for the hat pattern you found? I’d like to have a basic top down, not guage, hat pattern. Thanks!
Now that is pretty damn cool!!! Everyone needs a mohawk, especially so they can say “I pity the fool!” ala Mr. T
That hat is indeed a beautiful thing. You’re right about the lack of swirly decreases – important detail. My nephew would love it. Where can I find that pattern?
I’m making something similar and I can’t get my yarn to stand up… it’s so FLOPPY!
What can I do about that?
I *LOVE the mohawk hat you made. I want to make one as a gift for my boyfriend’s birthday, but the pattern I have is a bit complicated. Do you mind sharing your pattern with me? Yours looks a lot more simpler…. or any advice you have would be greatly appreciated : )
do you have the pattern for the mohawk hat? I am interested in getting it.
thanks!
elaine
do you have the pattern for this awesome mohawk? or can you tell me what yarn you used for the mohawk part and how you got it to stand up like that? i’m trying to work on one right now.
The mohawk part is made using Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Bulky. I partly felted it in the washing machine to make the fringe dense enough to stand up on it own.
I was wondering if I could get the pattern also. I would like to make it for my 4 year old grandson. Large headed boy.
The original pattern I based this on is from the book Pretty in Punk, as I stated in the post.
However I used a basic top-down beanie pattern that I got at a workshop that isn’t available online. Essentially any hat pattern would work. You just need to use a think (preferably single-ply) 100% wool yarn for the hawk part.
You fold over strands and crochet them on (larks head knot) then felt it lightly in the washing machine. I used an acrylic (non-felting) yarn for the hat part so I could knit it to size and not worry about it shrinking when I felted the fringe.