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Celebrate Star Wars by Knitting a Hat

December 15, 2015 by Sarah White

star wars hat knitting patternsAs you probably already know, the newest Star Wars movie comes out this week, and I wanted to celebrate with a bit of knitting.

My BB-8 inspired droid hat pattern for kids is available on Craft Bits, and it would be pretty easy to make for a larger head, you’d just need to add some more orange to the colorwork section around the bottom.

I also love the The Force Awakens Hat from Hannah L. on Ravelry, which is a free pattern full of colorwork goodness. It features ships, Stormtroopers and the words The Force Awakens. So cool.

Are you knitting anything special to commemorate the new movie, or have you knit Star Wars gear in the past? I’d love to hear about it!

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Comments

  1. Dot says

    December 15, 2015 at 10:47 pm

    I just finished a wonderful R2D2 hat for my grand-niece, who is twelve. The free pattern, by Carissa Browning, is available on Ravelry.

    http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/r2d2-beanie

    Thanks for the links to your pattern and to Hannah’s Force Awakens hat.

  2. Donna H says

    December 16, 2015 at 11:35 am

    That Force Awakens hat is going right to the top of my knitting to-do list. Thanks for sharing and posting this pattern!

Have you read?

Knit a Blanket with the Texture of a Ceiling

Knitwear designers can get inspiration from almost anything when it comes to re-creating a color scheme, an image or a texture in stitches. Sometimes the inspiration isn’t always obvious in the finished project, but sometimes it’s more literal. 

That’s the way it is with the Tin Ceiling Blanket from Purl Soho. Not just because the inspiration is in the name, but if you’ve ever seen one of these old ceilings you can see that the design of the blanket is quite similar to the pattern of the tin tiles. 

This is also a good example of the idea that you don’t have to use fancy stitch patterns or lots of color to make a big impact with your knits. This single-color blanket (designed by Gianna Mueller and inspired by a washcloth and towel set designed by Sandi Rosner) is made completely with knits and purls, other than slipped stitches at the beginning of rows to make neater edges. 

The pattern is written out row by row, but there’s also a chart, which means this project is a great opportunity to practice reading a chart where you can check your work against the written pattern if you need to. 

It comes in two sizes, a crib blanket and a throw. The yarn used in the sample is an organic cotton sold by the cone, which is a great way to get a large quantity of yarn and have fewer ends to weave in. In fact, you can knit either size of the blanket with just one cone of yarn, which isn’t inexpensive but makes you a great, sturdy, heirloom quality but still washable blanket you’ll use for years to come. (Of course you can use any sport weight yarn you like to make this blanket.)

Check out all the details and grab the free pattern from Purl Soho. 

[Photo: Purl Soho]

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