Right now, the earflaps are big enough to double as cheek warmers. Which, since it's snowing here right now, is probably a good thing. We'll see how he likes wearing it.This is the back view, after I finished the earflaps. Now, the stitch markers are in the joining row for each round. I can't figure out how, after re-doing the bottom 10 rows or so (of 17 rows total), making sure I had the right number of stitches, but the earflaps got off-center somehow. I had to move them back a bit - 3 stitches each - but they still should have been equal distances from the joining row.
The pattern is from the 2008 Crochet Pattern-a-Day calendar, designed by Kimberly Pressley. I left out the second round of alternating front- and back-post DC, to make the hat short enough, and I ended up with about 60 loops instead of 40 for the pompom (which still looks skimpy). I used Bernat's Softee Chunkee Twist in denim ragg, and now I've got another whole skein of it with no intended use. Silly me, trusting the label when it quoted 2 balls for a hat.
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Hi Christi - I love this hat! We've got a fun new site where we are collecting photos of hats with earflaps... drop by and let me know if we can include your awesome hat. It's Sylacauga Phlaphappies.
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