Demiboy beanie — My first ever FO!
Back in May 2021, right after getting done with my (very uneven) beginner "scarf," I knew I wanted to make a beanie in the demiboy flag colors. However, I wanted something plain and easy to make for a beginner, and every single pattern I could find had cables, ribbing, pompons, lace, GPS, and tinfoil interlining to protect against alien mind reading. Until I found the Midas Hat pattern by Laura Reinbach!
It was a great introduction to knitting in the round, folded hems, and finishing with double-pointed needles. I'm very proud of it; when I show it off, friends sometimes say that it looks industrially-made, and as someone that tends to be very nitpicky with details, I consider that a great success.
I've added some progress shots. I like showing non-knitting friends that one photo with five needles coming to the same point to traumatize them. Also, looking through the progress shots I remembered that needle + bowl contraption I came up with to keep the yarn ball spinning freely to manage tension (it definitely wasn't a center pull ball).
I used 100% cotton 8/4 organic yarn from Søstrene Grene, knit on a 3.25 mm / 40 cm circular needle and a set of five 3 mm / 15 cm DPNs.