tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431157.post113681717900522442..comments2023-11-05T06:00:28.554-06:00Comments on Wool Windings: Fast CapTracy Batchelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137536258043194796noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431157.post-46498108365792527942017-12-16T14:06:42.583-06:002017-12-16T14:06:42.583-06:00I've been looking for a pattern for a Fast Cap...I've been looking for a pattern for a Fast Cap. I made one years ago and would like to make another one. Could you send me your pattern?Jeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431157.post-79248186734884025932009-10-17T08:34:22.393-05:002009-10-17T08:34:22.393-05:00Alison,
I'd like very much to have a copy of ...Alison,<br /><br />I'd like very much to have a copy of the pattern. You can email me at woolwinder@gmail.com. <br /><br />TracyTracy Batchelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137536258043194796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431157.post-10356173926129094162009-10-13T16:17:54.815-05:002009-10-13T16:17:54.815-05:00Hi Tracy -
I was looking for a pattern for a Fast ...Hi Tracy -<br />I was looking for a pattern for a Fast Cap and came across your blog from January, 2006. My Mom made "Fast Caps" for my sister and I when we were little. I subsequently found the original Fast Cap pattern by Bernat. The earflaps are placed directly below two of the cables so that there is a cable that runs between them up the back of the head, and two cables in the front above the temples. <br /><br />The cap has an 8 inch chain stitch cord with a pompom at the end of it attached to the middle of the crown. Very fifties, very cute, but I'll probably omit it to make it more contemporary.<br /><br />The directions say that the cap "fits all heads" and included mittens in children's and women's sizes. That said, the one I made knit on 100 stitches on size US 5 needles seems small. I'm going to try another on size 6.<br /><br />I can send you a copy of the pattern if you're interested.Alison M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431157.post-21182787655200713742008-01-09T20:45:00.000-06:002008-01-09T20:45:00.000-06:00I have been looking frantically for this pattern t...I have been looking frantically for this pattern that my Mother used to make. I had a copy and lost it before I finished the fast cap. They are wonderful because they tie under the chin and keep the child warmer. Any chance I could buy or get a copy of your pattern? Thanks so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431157.post-1137308109791169522006-01-15T00:55:00.000-06:002006-01-15T00:55:00.000-06:00About the earflaps. On my flapped hat they are clo...About the earflaps. On my flapped hat they are closer together at the back than on the front and that works well for me. You might try this, if you want to add flaps. The only disadvantage is that your hat has a back and a front instead of being symmetrical.Kucki68https://www.blogger.com/profile/08899834063961406187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431157.post-1136936670242814292006-01-10T17:44:00.000-06:002006-01-10T17:44:00.000-06:00Mom, this is really neat. Do you think from Grandm...Mom, this is really neat. Do you think from Grandma's drawing that she made the hat with two pom-poms/bobbles? And maybe I'm wrong, but I thought I remembered that she had this hat pattern published somewhere. Or am I just making things up?all_aglowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863630074489693721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431157.post-1136931122118057792006-01-10T16:12:00.000-06:002006-01-10T16:12:00.000-06:00It is special that you get to use her pattern, wha...It is special that you get to use her pattern, what a blessing! I am new to knitting and I have started my first pair of socks--so far, so goodRandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06047562702314396166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431157.post-1136871800561691282006-01-09T23:43:00.000-06:002006-01-09T23:43:00.000-06:00That is so neat! I think I got my love to textiles...That is so neat! I think I got my love to textiles from my grandmothers. Both were quilters, and my Grandmother A. taught me to quilt. Everything else has sprung from that, though I don't quilt anymore. How great that you can use your MIL's pattern.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551372986526581604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431157.post-1136856557295431652006-01-09T19:29:00.000-06:002006-01-09T19:29:00.000-06:00I love stories about the continuity of knitting. ...I love stories about the continuity of knitting. I guess since I was raised by my Grandma I can appreciate the old as well as the new. Thanks for sharing!Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819229470489593356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431157.post-1136844591610573202006-01-09T16:09:00.000-06:002006-01-09T16:09:00.000-06:00What a neat pattern. I'm so glad that you found i...What a neat pattern. I'm so glad that you found it. I would have felt so sentimental while knitting that. I love thinking of my grandmother and the things she taught me. Thank you for sharing such a great story with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431157.post-1136827818548124342006-01-09T11:30:00.000-06:002006-01-09T11:30:00.000-06:00Tracy that's so so cool. I love getting seeing to...Tracy that's so so cool. I love getting seeing touching and using not only old patterns, but old patterns that are so sentimental like that one. It really makes you feel closer to the person who used it even if you never met them. I have a cookie recipe from my ex husband's grandmother that I feel that way about. I don't care that it's my ex husband... his grandmother was someone everyone loved and I never got to meet her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11431157.post-1136823927715154972006-01-09T10:25:00.000-06:002006-01-09T10:25:00.000-06:00"because it was not possible to place them symetri..."because it was not possible to place them symetrically on a hat with five cables"<BR/><BR/>That's fantastic, Tracy; it sounds just like something I would say. Your hat is lovely! It's wonderful that you had her pattern and were able to recreate such a meaningful hat.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530992622820048818noreply@blogger.com