One of my first designs ever was the Holy Cowl. Next, because I had leftovers and because every good project deserves a matching accessory, came the cuffs. And now, to top off this epic trilogy (pun intended)…
It’s the Organic Mushroom. An original knit requested by blog follower Susie. This slouchy beret knits up in no time and completes your matching set.
Knit with Lion Brand’s lovely Natural Choice Organic Cotton (made in the USA and with all natural dyes), this hat is as cute as it is sustainable. The perfect gift for your eco-smart friends.
for your knitting pleasure… The Organic Mushroom
Thanks again Susie for your inspiration, enjoy!
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Where I'm at
Beach Bum Bag
Garter Snake Purse
Head to Headband
Holy Cowl!
Holy Cuffs
Organic Mushrom
Racing Stripes
Silk Bandana Scarf
The Eco Hero
The Kiwi Slouch
The Micro Scarf
The Weekender
Liz
/ March 4, 2011I just saw this hat on Ravelry and followed the link back to your blog. I LOVE it and all the work you’re doing! I will definitely start following along. One thing I’d love to see is an RSS feed link on here somewhere so I can have your posts go to my google reader account. Just a thought!
carol
/ March 12, 2011very pretty!
Jessica
/ April 24, 2011Hey, beautiful hat,
just wondering if you have the pattern for this?
I would love to make this.
hilary
/ April 25, 2011Hi Jessica,
The pattern should be attached to the blog post in a .pdf as a link named The Organic Mushroom. Let me know if it doesn’t work for you. Happy knitting,
Hilary
maylen anthony
/ May 12, 2011What is the *yo stitch in the pattern?
hilary
/ May 12, 2011Hey, yo stands for yarn over. You make an open loop on the needle to make up for the two you just knit together and when you knit it on the next round, it leaves a hole that becomes the lace pattern. Hope that helps!
MiAnna
/ July 3, 2011Do you have a rough idea of the gauge for this pattern? Or even just the circumference of the head the brim was made to fit? Thanks
hilary
/ July 5, 2011Hi, The finished circumference is about 14″, but easily stretches to 20″ or more. Hope that helps!
hilary
/ July 5, 2011Hi, The finished circumference is about 14″, but easily stretches to 20″ or more. Hope that helps!
Davia
/ July 7, 2011I casted on 48 with size 10 needles and it is WAY small, am I doing something wrong? I used cable cast on because I thought it would have more stretch but it is still really small. Any suggestions? I adore this hat, and really want to make it, so any advise would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much for sharing the pattern!
hilary
/ July 7, 2011Hi Davia, The lace pattern repeat for the hat portion is a multiple of 6 plus one extra stitch. As written, the brim is 48 and the hat portion increases to 61. To size it up just add a multiple of 5 stitches to the brim, and make sure you end up with a multiple of 6 plus one for the body of the hat. Best of luck!
Davia
/ July 7, 2011Awesome! Thank you! I think I can figure it out now since I know that! Can’t wait to get started!
Sarah
/ July 7, 2011Hello, I just found your blog (which, by the way, I love!), and I want to try out this pattern, but after reading through it several times, I could not find where I was supposed to use the size 11 double pointed needles. When you said what all you need for the pattern, it says “size 10 and size 11 circular needles”…”& size 11 double pointed needles”.
But in the pattern, after using the size 10 circular needles, it just says “Switch to size 11 needles”.
I’m confused…can you please help me out?
p.s.Thanks so much for the “Holy Cowl” trio of patterns!!! They’re absolutely adorable, and I can’t wait to knit them all!
hilary
/ July 7, 2011Hi Sarah, glad you’re enjoying the patterns. The only place you’d need the size 11 double pointed needles is when you’re getting to the tip of the hat when the decreases make it to small to fit on your circular needles. Of course, you could always use the magic loop method http://www.purlwise.com/2003/12/the_handy_magic.html instead of the double points if you’d like. Good luck with it!
Sarah
/ July 7, 2011Okay, thank you!
Jennie and her Mom
/ August 16, 2011Hi there!
Thanks for the killer patter what does M1 mean?
Thanks!
J and J’s Mom
hilary
/ August 17, 2011Hey, Glad you’re enjoying it! M1 just mean make one ( or add one stitch using any increase you like best).
Grace
/ October 4, 2011Hi, thanks for posting this! I just made it and it’s super cute. It’s only my second project, so it helped me learn a lot of new skills, too.
I do have a question on the decreases, though, if that’s okay. For the second decrease, do we break the last repeat so that it is “K3tog, yo, K2tog” in order to end with a single knit stitch? I kind of just fudged it somehow when I was making it, but I’ve been trying to go over the pattern more meticulously before I make another as a gift.
Thanks again!
explorelifewithshirlee
/ October 22, 2011Hi! I am making your thumbs up fingerless mittens/wristwarmers. I really like the thumb but am having trouble picking up the 15 stitches with the double pointed needle after closing the arm up. Can you give me any tips?
Thanks! Shirlee
Vicki
/ December 27, 2011Just finished this hat and love it. I had a little trouble getting started but can’t wait to give it to my teen granddaughter. I want to make the cowl but am going to make a scarf first to go with the fingerless gloves and hat. Thanks! Would love to post pix.
hilary
/ December 30, 2011Thanks Vicki, I hope she loves it. Are you a member of Ravelry.com? It’s my favorite way to share pictures of finished projects – I’d love to see it.
Kathy McCann
/ January 11, 2012Hilary,
I have clicked on everything on this page to try to get this pattern. It just keeps bringing up the same page but no pattern. I don’t know what else to do. I love this hat but I am getting frustrated. Too cute not to make!
Kathy McCann
/ January 11, 2012Finally got it! Thank goodness!
hilary
/ January 12, 2012So glad! Sorry for the trouble, happy knitting!
Teresa
/ January 31, 2012Hi Hilary,
I have started the hat twice now and have ripped out back to the beginning thinking I was doing something way wrong. When I use a 16″ cable on size 10 needles, with a cast on of 48 stitches, there aren’t enough stitches to go around the circumference of the needles to join in the round. I’m feeling extremely foolish, as I did read your previous post, about sizing it up in multiples of “5″, but if you knitted it with 48″ cast on stitches originally, why am I not able to do the same. sorry, feeling really ignorant here. I am a fairly new knitter (couple years) and have tried some fairly difficult knits, but this has really got me baffled. Thanks for your input. I would LOVE to get this done for a gift.
Teresa
hilary
/ February 1, 2012Hi Jordan,
Sorry to hear about the ripping out, I know that’s so frustrating. I went back and measured my needles (Boye interchangeable) and I used a 12″ cable with 4″ needles, I did a little research and since most circulars are measured tip to tip, that would actually make it a 20″ circular. Either way, if it won’t seem to fit on your circulars, I think my best advice would be to start out on double pointed needles for the ribbing then see if you can move it to a circular once you start the lace pattern. Hoping that helps, best of luck!