It's a recurring joke around my circle of friends that I'm just a grandmother stuck in a seventeen year old body. Always knitting a hat or a scarf, or some weird item to give or keep. In May, I decided to venture into something I have never done before. Design my own hat pattern.
"No, Bash. It is not cool to develop your own knitting pattern based on a fictional character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe...It's just dorky, and a little sad." Said my good friends.
Well, jokes on them because the hat came out pretty darn cute.

I was inspired to make this hat by Kat Dennings' character, Darcy Lewis. She wore this beautiful maroon hat in Thor: The Dark World, and looked easy to make. A wide ribbed hat, with an easy-to-learn stitch. To my dismay, no knitting patterns came along that looked even remotely similar.
Thus, I tried my hand at designing a pattern based on the hat. After months of swatches, finding the perfect yarn, and looking at the details, I thought I found the winning formula. Sort of.
To compare, this is Darcy's hat in question.
It's obvious my design is not an exact replica. The one she wore is lighter, the ribbing is smaller and that might not even be a herringbone stitch, but it doesn't matter. I still love my finished product.
I may type up the instructions if I remember them and if knitters want it. For now, I'll continue being proud of my first design. It is simple knitting pattern. Wide ribbing with the herringbone stitch ending with a square bind-off. While it sounds technical and confusing, it's just grandmother code for 'easy peasy lemon squeezy.'
So what do you think about the hat? Does it look like Darcy Lewis' beanie at all? Whether you're a knitter or a non-knitter, I'd still love to know your thoughts!
This looks so lovely and quite similar to the original. I personally find it super cool that you knit hahaha you should teach us all :p
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You look stunning! The hat suits you so well!
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you look great with this red hat!giulia
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It totally looks like her hat! Also, the Thor movies are pretty freaking amazing and I love that you DIYed part of them!
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To be fully honest, Bash! I really love yours more! Why? Because the detail work of yours is more intersting and it's a unique individual piece of knit! Beautiful design! What about an etsy shop, sweetie! ;)
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love this hat!! <3
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wow ;) hat looking gorgeous! :) i love this colour, but unfortunately im blonde :( so it's not so good colour for me :)
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Cute :)
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Gorgeous hat and gorgeous lady! And honestly, your hat is pretty close to the original. :)
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Impressive! I actually prefer yours over the inspiration!
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So wishing I could knit. The hat is super adorable!
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Wow, your hat looks fantastic! I can knit maybe 20 lines and then drop a stitch or 3. I think impressed is an understatement.
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This is sooo cute and I actually prefer your version!
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Great hat! Love the color too what a standout piece! :) xo~ Lena
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That hat is HELLA cute and I love Darcy. She's probably one of my favourite characters!
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I lovely, you look so cute with a beanie! I used to knit before my second baby was born, now I get used my free time to blog!!
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You look lovely! It's amazing! Well done!
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I agree, such a cute hat! It actually looks really similar to your inspiration to great job!
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The hat is so cute! Loving the colour. And it really suit you. :)
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You look great in it, and the shade of red is perfect!
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I'm a teenager who knits too! It's sort of a thing that I use to keep calm around exams. I love your hat- if anything, it looks better than the real one :)
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aww pretty! the color's really flattering on you as well :)
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This is absolutely adorable! Wish I could knit, such a talent :)
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Hehehe seriously jokes on them! The hat turned out SO good!
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amazing, it looks just like it but you've made your own style. Great job.
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This lovely hat is perfect onyou
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Absolutely love this hat you look so cool! Your make-up is on point as well! xx
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Great colour! Love the maroon
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Love this hat! Such a great color. U look so cute! Xoxo
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This is such a cute hat, the colour looks fab too. Well done Bash! :D
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You did such a great job I think it looks just like it! I wish I could knit I would be doing the same thing haha :)
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Love this hat!:)
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Wow you've done such a great job with this hat, it looks so good! Really impressive that you can knit like this! I wish I had a talent like that! x
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Amazing post dear!
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Wow that turned out great! I think it turned out just like your inspiration, but I'm no knitter ;)
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Such a cool hat! It does look like Darcy's but even cooler! Looking so awesome. Thanks for stopping by my blog! You have an incredible blog, love it!
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I collect and wear hats quite often so I love this. Knitting is a great skill to have ... love your knit hat. <3
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Wow you did that? AMAZING! It looks so great seriously x
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HONESTLY I think your design is better!! You are so clever! And I am determined to learn to knit, now! My mum is so good at it, I'm going to ask her to teach me, the first time I gave up, but I want to knit cute hats too! There's nothing uncool about having a skill like that. LOVE this post :) xxx
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I simply love the color, n the knits. looks great.
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Yes, it looks closed enough but yours is way better.
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Cute <3 SO cute! Love the color and the whole design - great job, darling!
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SO CUTE. Ahhhh I love this and you did a great job ;)
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Such a beautiful hat, it looks exactly same :)
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very classy I like it!
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Yaaas! I love it! Great inspiration from Kat Dennings!
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you look cute.
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I looove this hat! It looks so warm and comfortable, not to mention deep red is a love of mine! You look great in it!
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First of all, thank you so much for your visit and kind comment on my blog, it made my day !
ReplyDeleteAnd second of all, I LOVE THE HAT SO MUCH ! It's so beautiful, I really wish I could do that, I can barely knit a scarf. I find it really relaxing but I'm certainly not good at it yet. I guess it just takes a lot of practice to get to your level. Sorry I'm rambling haha, anyway well done !!!
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No doubt you have made a great job, is really similar to your source inspiration... love so much the burgundy colour
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your beanie looks cute! love the color :)
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Love this! Have an awesome new week!
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It looks so good! I wish I had some talent in knitting, but sadly all I've ever finished is a scarf and a couple pairs of fingerless gloves. For me crochet is a lot easier, though I've only finished a super chunky scarf haha.
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You make a great choice picking that hat because it definitely suits you and you look great!:)
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I really like your hat, dear, you're so talented and I think that your hat is even better (and prettier) than Darcy's one :)
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I personally find your hat a hecka lot cuter than the original! Adorable <3
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Kudos to you. It looks lovely. :)
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Wow you did an amazing job! You definitely proved your friends wrong. I still can't believe you made that, teach me your ways girl.
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You made that?! You are FABULOUS, Bash! I love it. You are sooo talented!
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I like your short hair in the beanie! super cool!
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The joke is on your friends, the hat looks fantastic! I'd love to be able to knit but I've never had the attention span.
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love the color of that beanie.. i actually used to own something similar but for some reason lost it. i should really get one again hahaha!
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That hat is totally like hers, I love the colour
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I personally like yours better! You did an amazing job on your stitching pattern! You'll have to share. I know the knitting basics, so if it's as easy as you claim...beanie hats for all my friends at Christmas! x
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wow Bash! Such a great idea :D I must disagree with your friends :D It's always cool and super to do something based on ANY comic :D Love this hat :3 Perhaps I should learn to knit, too....
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I LOVE IT! Good on you for making it and proving your friends wrong, I really want one now! I wish I had a beanie head, I look so funny wearing them! x
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Love it!!! you look stunning with it!!
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you did an amazing job! it looks like a beautiful replica <3
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How amazing! Can't believe you made it. And knitting isn't dorky at all. I love it xx
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You made it?! Wow! You look super amazing with it, Cool color.
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What a lovely hat! You're so beautiful!!
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It certainly looks great, colour suits you well.
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Your knitting is very impressive! Your Darcy knit hat came out looking extremely similar but even prettier than the hat worn by Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis. You look lovely wearing it.
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It looks quite similar! The hat suits you pretty well <3
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I love her so much! She's endlessly beautiful! And so are you! You look fabulous in that knitted beanie!!
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You knit really well! I tried knitting once... it didn't end well lol!
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I love this hat, it looks so pretty :)
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I am so glad you didn't listen to your friends because the hat is so pretty! You got some talent there girl!
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Wow! That hat is so cute! Can't believe you made that! I wish I could knit like that :)
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Cute beanie! Lovely post
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