008.Hat Patters, Measurement Charts, Online Conversions

09.06.05
ooh, i found some felting hat patters to buy from kalidescope yarns (www.kyarns.com)
http://kyarns.com/pick-up-sticks-wavy-flower-felted-hat-knitting-pattern.html

http://kyarns.com/pick-up-sticks-bow-felted-hat-knitting-pattern.html

I'll probably felt them with Cascade 220 until I find something better to knit with...

I just have to get Elisha to measure her head now =)

08.29.05
My friend, Dan, asked me to make him a beanie... he offered to get me something in exchange, but he's given me such neat things =) like my own domo doll and a hindinanotami (god how do you spell it?!?!) so him and his big head (24.5 inches) are making it hard for me to find a pattern to accomodate... most patterns don't mention what size head it will for or if the hat stretches...

oh, and i apparently have a large head for an adult woman (22 inches). aaron said it was my hair but it still makes me sad *sniff* most women hat sizes stop at 20 inches.

but here are some resources i've found...

Online Conversions
some of the measurements are in centimeters and others are in inches...
http://www.onlineconversion.com/length_common.htm

Hat Sizes
from inches to hat size to description
http://shop.mlb.com/sm-determine-your-hat-size--bg-222821.html
average sizing
http://www.thedietdiary.com/knittingfiend/Hats/HeadSizes.html

How to measure your head
this is also a link to a basic patter, but tells you how to properly measure your head
http://www.hjsstudio.com/hat.html

Customized hat patterns
this was just cool... apparently you just enter your sizes where appropriate and it will generate the answers for you...
http://www.thedietdiary.com/knittingfiend/Hats/

here is a list of hat patterns for him and myself =) from http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/hats.php

Owen Wilson's hat from Life Aquatic (for me)
http://mogknit.blogspot.com/2005/02/life-aquatic-beanie-pattern.html

The only pattern i found that has his head size ... but it's a nice hat too
http://mlminspirations.com/patterns/Nautilus/index.html

This is just really basic for anyone
http://www.p2designs.com/pdfs/ptn-BasicBeanie.pdf

The only pattern i found that tells you how to precisely achieve the proper hat size
http://www.headhuggers.org/patterns/kpatt02.htm

I really like this hat, but it doesn't mention the size
http://mlminspirations.com/patterns/Pismo/index.html
and this one too (for the both of us)
http://www.headhuggers.org/patterns/kpatt01.htm

A hat I liked for myself, but again, with no measurements
http://www.geocities.com/knittingsolo/seeded.pdf

A hat that i liked for myself or as gifts for girls
http://www.scknitting.com/spring2005/tea-cosy-hat.html
and
http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/kwe-earflapHat.html

okay this just looks cool, but really advanced for me since it's patterns
http://www.wiseneedle.com/patternpage.asp?pattern=knitpatchullu
and
http://www.knitpicks.com/Projects/Projects_Display_Yarn.aspx?itemid=50411220&yarnid=5420122
and
http://www.almostrandom.com/needlesnhooks/patterns/clapotiscap.html

obviously for a child, but i like it anyway... i need to learn how to cable
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/forum/viewtopic.php?t=143

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