5 awesome reasons why you need to make the My Bloody Valentine Hat today!
- Learn how easy (and awesome) cables are!
- Work several different types of cables and become a cable pro!
- Learn valuable skills to help you read your work!
- Step by step tutorials to help you every stitch of the way!
- Close up the top of your hat perfectly!
Learn my little secret to make cables so much easier! (And you won't lose your cable needle anymore!)
Tips on how and where to join a new ball of yarn. Yes, WHERE you join yarn is SUPER important!
Blocking tips and tricks that are quick and easy!
Learn new techniques while you knit your own My Bloody Valentine Hat!
Named after one of my favorite Good Charlotte songs, the My Bloody Valentine hat is cable-tastic! Fun cables dance all over this hat and you are a cable pro by he end of this project!
This hat is a joy to whip up for yourself or as a gift for a loved one. Top it off with a fun pom and this hat will really turn heads!
There are so many new skills that you will learn and add to your knitting bag of tricks!
Do you knit continental (yarn held in your left) or English (yarn held in your right)? Doesn't matter because demonstrations are shown using both ways of holding the yarn!
You will be able to download the ad-free printable pdf pattern and you can watch every video at your own pace and repeat videos as many times as you need.
What You Will Learn
- Creating a swatch
- Measuring your swatch
- Tips for how to join to work in the round
- Learn to read your work and always know where you are
- Detailed walk through of every row in the pattern repeat
- So many cables to learn!
- Cables: C2L, C2R, C3R, C3LP, C3RP, C4L, C4R
- Decreases: K2tog, P2tog, sl2K1p2sso, SSK
- Weaving in your tails flawlessly
- Attaching the perfect pom
What You Need To Already Know
- Knit stitch
- Purl stitch
- Working from Ks to Ps and Ps to Ks
- Long tail cast on (Don't worry if you don't know this, I have a link to a great video to teach you this technique as well!)
Course Curriculum
- Joining to Work in the Round (4:14)
- Rounds 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 (0:40)
- Rounds 4 and 8 (7:14)
- Round 10 (6:29)
- Round 11 (1:37)
- Round 12 (2:15)
- Round 14 (8:26)
- What Round am I on? (2:01)
- Round 20 (1:43)
- Rounds 21 - 33 (1:13)
- Now What Round am I on? (1:49)
- Joining a New Ball of Yarn (5:34)
- End of Round 31 (2:47)
You can learn so much inside the Learn with Knitsy Academy!
Become a knitting rock star!
Do you...
...want to make one-of-a-kind gifts for loved ones?
...want to have a healthy way to relieve stress?
...want to be awesome at a hobby that you can take anywhere?
...want to use all your waiting around time productively?
...just want to be able to say "I made that!" to all your friends?
If your answer is yes to any (or all!) of the questions above, then you are in the right place!
Knitting is more than just a hobby, it is a way of life for those of us that are proud to call ourselves knitters.
Learn how to knit or upgrade your knitting skills so that you can create amazing memories with just two sticks, a ball of yarn, and your hands!
Hey there! I'm Krista and I'll be your instructor!
I am so excited to be your teacher for this course!
It would be an understatement to say that I'm an obsessive knitter.
It would also be an understatement to say that I love teaching others how to knit and bring them into this wonderful community.
Even teaching a seasoned knitter a little tip or trick to help them become a more awesome knitter makes my day.
I can't wait to help you grow your knitting skills and add endless amounts of tips, tricks, and techniques to your ever growing knitting bag of skills.
I will be here with you every step of the way, so let's grab our needles and yarn and rock this project together!
