Oslo Hat from Petite Knit: HACKS!

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I made an Oslo hat from Petite Knit (see below for link to the pattern) for my dad and while I was making it found a few hacks to make life (and knitting) easier! The hat has an interesting construction with a two-layer brim, making it extra warm. The pattern has you turn the brim over and seam it down, which is the kind of work I find a bit tedious, so I made a few changes:

1. I used a single strand of Double Knitting weight Yarn (the pattern uses two strands of a fingering weight ... an easy substitution! see materials below)
2. I used a provisional cast-on (I prefer the crochet cast-on)
3. When I was finished knitting the brim I picked up the provisional cast-on, put it on a spare circular needle, folded the brim in two and knitted the stitches from both needles at the same time.

MATERIALS
- Sandnes Garn Double Sunday: 2(3, 3, 3) skeins (knit with 1 strand only) https://knitomatic.com/collections/ya...
- 3.5 mm/US4 – 16″ circular needle https://knitomatic.com/collections/ne...
- 3.5 mm/US4 double-pointed needles to shape the crown (or a longer circular needle if you prefer to do it using the magic loop method) https://knitomatic.com/collections/ne...
- Pattern https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...

SIZE
- XS (S) M (L)
- Approx: baby (junior/woman) woman (man)
- Head circumference of approx: 47-50 (50-55) 55-59 (59-62) cm OR [18½-19¾ (19¾-21¾) 21¾-23¼ (23¼-24½) inches]

P.S.
My Ring is from Kormar Jewellery:   / kormarjewellery  
(this is not an affiliate link, I bought it at the Toronto Outdoor Art Show and LOVE it ... it doesn't get caught on my yarn when I knit and crochet)