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FO - dressup chainmail hood!  

post #1 of 14
11/12/08 at 1:14am
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I made this for my son for Christmas, as part of a knights dressup outfit. He loves to dressup, but everything is stuff his older sisters have out grown, and i wanted to make him something of his own!

Ye s- he tried it - he wont remember about it come tomorrow - so he'll still be surprised in 6 weeks! But mostly - i wanted to make sure it fit, as i changed the pattern a bit to fit his much smaller head (he's only 2, the free pattern as written would fit like a 10 yr old)

the hood:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...rochet/128.jpg

Him trying it on (and pooh bear too!):
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...rochet/132.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...rochet/133.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...rochet/129.jpg
post #2 of 14
11/12/08 at 1:17am
Oh, that's awesome! Good job mama!
post #3 of 14
11/12/08 at 1:17am
Oh, that is excellent. Great job!
post #4 of 14
11/12/08 at 1:53am
WOW, that is AMAZING. O_O teach me to be as awesome as you!!!! I want a hat like that. Seriously.
post #5 of 14
11/12/08 at 3:01am
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Originally Posted by KJoslyn78 View Post
the free pattern as written would fit like a 10 yr old)
do you have a link to the free pattern?

He's a very cute little knight!
post #6 of 14
11/12/08 at 8:21am
That's cute!!!
post #7 of 14
11/12/08 at 10:00am
Thread Starter 
pattern likn (added to original post too)

http://seilerclan.blogspot.com/2007/...mail-hood.html
post #8 of 14
11/13/08 at 8:07pm
That's too cool! I almost didn't open it because I was thinking for sure it would be a knitted pattern. How wonderful to find out it's crocheted. Can you give a rundown of the changes you made? Did you just use a different hook size, or what? ETA: If you haven't yet, you should send an e-mail to the designer with links to your pix; I'm sure she'd love to see it.
post #9 of 14
11/21/08 at 1:24am
That is awesome. My 5 year old has a big head so I'm sure the pattern will work for him. I tried finding a pattern for this exact thing a couple of months ago but I was unhappy with all of them. I was also looking for some type of silvery yarn but I went to every store in town (and all the way up the coast on vacation) and couldn't find any. Maybe at Christmas.
post #10 of 14
11/21/08 at 3:13am
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Originally Posted by Sagesgirl View Post
That's too cool! I almost didn't open it because I was thinking for sure it would be a knitted pattern. How wonderful to find out it's crocheted. Can you give a rundown of the changes you made? Did you just use a different hook size, or what? ETA: If you haven't yet, you should send an e-mail to the designer with links to your pix; I'm sure she'd love to see it.
Oh - i should email the pictures!! Good idea! It is posted on my raverly projects page (if you dont already belong to Rav - JOIN!)

what i did different was instead of crocheting all the way to 99 sts around (the top part - its crocheted top down) - i only went to 77 stitches... which while it makes it off for when you mail the "mail" portion (which is in multiplies of 3) you cant really tell that 1 stitch is "off".

I also left out 2 rows of the mail in the chain 5, but added in a row of chain 3

i also used a H hook, instead of an I hook

i didn't make the neck piece 2 inches wide - i just did it till i though it looked right for his size of head (2 inches on a toddler would have looked HUGE at the neck).

If this doesnt make sense - feel free to PM me - its after 1am but my ds woke up crying and is now asleep on the couch, so i'm still up playing online. lol


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Originally Posted by Flor View Post
That is awesome. My 5 year old has a big head so I'm sure the pattern will work for him. I tried finding a pattern for this exact thing a couple of months ago but I was unhappy with all of them. I was also looking for some type of silvery yarn but I went to every store in town (and all the way up the coast on vacation) and couldn't find any. Maybe at Christmas.
yes - i LOVE that its crochet - which if you think about how chainmail is "linked" - crochet makes much more sense. There was another hood i saw that had a should piece that wont down over the shoulders also and laced in the upper chest - but i didnt like it as much.

I think the yarn i used (Caron Simply Soft, heather grey) is perfect for the look i wanted!
post #11 of 14
11/21/08 at 9:26am
When I read this thread last week I knew right away I had to make this for my 7yo ds--I love it! I saw yours on ravelry too, when I was looking for tips on making it smaller. I started it as written using the I hook and it's quite large--too big even for me. So I'm going to rip back or maybe even start over using an H hook. It works up quickly, so I'm not too upset about that.

I wish I could try it on my son's head as I go, but it's a present for Christmas. He's seen me working on it--he believes it is a very large coaster.

And I totally agree, the yarn she suggested in the pattern, the Caron Simply Soft Heather Grey, has a great sheen and drape and is ideal for the look of the chainmail!

Thanks so much for posting your FO, because I never would have known this existed otherwise!!!
post #12 of 14
11/21/08 at 10:10am
Thread Starter 
If it hadnt been for the homemade toy swap - i never would have know about this pattern either! Someone was ISOing for someone to make it And i had been drooling over the one in Nova Natural but now i can make this instead!

Size - with teh H hook and going up to the 99 sts round - it could easily fit my soon-to-be 10 yr olds head!
post #13 of 14
11/21/08 at 1:08pm
wow! That is really cute!
post #14 of 14
11/21/08 at 11:39pm
Thats great! And now I know what I'm making MY son for Christmas! So, thanks.
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