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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This hat is AWESOME!!!!!
You did a lovely job. It looks so great. I love that you crocheted to finish what you had difficulty doing.
The crochet gives the hat a lot more interest and style.
In case you are interested:
To finish off the crown of the hat in knitting, do as you did decreasing until there are too few stitches to comfortably fit around the circular needle.
Thenyou have to switch to double pointed needles or begin using two circulars. That is how I do it.
When using two circular needles, they must be the same size needle but the length of the tether doesn't matter.
Position 1/2 of the stitches on one needle and the other 1/2 on the second needle. I usually put the front 1/2 on one and the back 1/2 on another.
This means that the beginning end of round marker is in the center of the back needle.
To knit:
Pull the front needle through the stitches it is holding so that the tether is running through the stitches and the ends are just hanging down. Then ignore it for now.
You will start with the back needle if you positioned your stitches like I do, with the beg/end of round marker in the middle.
That is where your working yarn should be waiting after the last stitch that you knit to end the round.
Slip the marker as usual and then just hold the left hand needle with the stitches to be worked in your left hand like normal.
But you will use the other end of the same needle to knit off those stitches. When you come to the end of the stitches for the back needle you stop with that needle. Just gently pull the needle through the stitches so that the tether is holding them and allow the needles to hang down.
Switch to the front needle, gently push the stitches back onto the needle toward the point. Use the other end of the same circular needle to knit off the stitches, then move to the back needle and finish off the round.
This will put you back at the beg/end of round marker in the center of the back needle again.
You would work your decreases as instructed in your pattern.
this is the same technique used to knit socks in the round on two circular needles. You should be able to find some videos on the internet to actually show you what I am talking about.
Once you grasp the concept it is very easy to do. I knit all my socks and baby booties, hats and sweater sleeves this way. No seams needed, no handling 3, 4, or 5 double pointed needles, it's quick and easy.
I hope that I haven't confused you too much.
By the way, where do you get the chicken leg markers? I need some and I like your colors?
