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I love having the opportunity to test knit a project. The Bisous hat is fast knit that looks more complex than it really is. The design was fantastic, and with a little editing, this became a really fantastic pattern. The pattern includes a full photo tutorial of the X technique.
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I asked the designer if I could knit the hat in a variegated yarn (KnitPicks Chroma in color Galapagos) and I'm glad that I did. I love the way that the colors move up through the hat, making it more than just striped.
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The hat when it was just a little too short for my head.
I knit the hat on size 6 knitting needles and consumed 60 g (~120 yards) of Chroma. I knit the hat as directed first, but found that it was a little too short for my head (it would fit a young adult really well.) I ended up doing 6 rounds of the cross stitch before starting the decreases (when the hat measured 6.5" vs 5.5")
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I'm thrilled to be on this designer's short list for testers now. The only thing that makes me sad is that I haven't had any time to test knit recently. (I finished this project back in April.) I'm thrilled to have this pattern in my library, and I hope to explore smocking and criss-crosses more in the future.
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