american chullo!

I made this hat for my most AWESOME cousin ;). [This is just the big-people's version of the adorable baby hat J posted a couple of days ago.] I was inspired by the Peruvian "chullo", which usually is a little taller, is made of alpaca fur, and has little alpaca pictures running all around the sides of the hat (see this page). I used two 8mm bamboo straight needles and Lion Brand "Wool-Ease" yarn. It's classified as a beginner's hat, since it uses the straight needles instead of circular/double pointed. (Basically, you knit the two ears separately, then attach them in between extra cast-on stitches that begin the main part of the hat - which ends up looking a bit like a curvy triangle. The curvy triangle can contain any design you wish -- be it alpacas, a contrast stripe, or cute little stitch-dots, like J's baby hat. The last step in the hat is to sew the sides of the curvy triangle together with a classic mattress stitch.)

The whole pattern is a bit long to explain here, and it in large part depends on the size you want, the type of yarn, and the size of needles you use. If you're curious and want to try making one, just shoot us an email at sheep.dog.designs2@gmail.com. :)

Total time: 6 hours

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