“Design your own hat” allowed me to glimpse into your world, and to design a hat in a pattern of my choice that fits! Your e-book reads like a visit with a good friend, explaining the process from beginning to end. Step by step instructions, with useful information for every hat design, for every sized head. You gave me the nerve to say “i can do that!” and with success.“ Tester of design your own dream hat recipe.

This is a recipe-pattern for creating your own hats. Lots of options are included for various shapes and details. Full instructions for custom sizing are provided with worksheets to help you along the way and work at your own gauge. See what you can make! The pictures show just some of the creations by testers of the recipe.

With 29 pages of detailed guidance to help you make every choice from cast on to bind off, Design your own Dream Hat helps you move to the next stage in your knitting - making it your own. It contains information on:

• the anatomy of a hat and a review of how various shapes of crown and brim are achieved
• the anatomy of the head and the percentage recipes that we can make from this. Includes information on standard sizes for different ages.
• How to measure and calculate gauge and how to translate this into your cast on numbers and shaping
• A review of cast on and bind of techniques for hats, hat embellishment options and finishing techniques
• A section on the design process and how to move your hat through it to get the best end result.

and lots lots more.

This pattern is only available to buy as part of the Design your own Dream Hat e-book. Also included are three full hat patterns for a beanie, cloche and tam hat in various sizes.