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[rosebranch]

I'd like to duplicate the red cap that Mathilda wears in the movie "The Professional". From screencaps, it looks like I could get something close by knitting the top first, then flipping it upside down and using crochet to get the 'lace' detailing, then finishing with a knitted seed stitch brim.

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[kreutzmarie]

You could possibly knit it as if doing the lace section as if you were knitting a couple of rows worth of button holes: [*k3, bo3* for a row, then *k3, co3* for a row, k a row] - of course you'd arrange it to where it's in seed stitch., too.

That's my 2 cents. Good luck! (I love that movie, btw)

[eyebrowofdoom]

It looked familiar, so I looked up some of my books. I think it could be a simplified version of "Hyacinth blossom stitch" from The Harmony Guides: 440 More Knitting Stitches, Vol 3, 1998.

I googled it, and no pictures online unfortunately, but I did find this link where somebody writes out the directions: http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/cyca-forum/read.php?1,16056

Try swatching from those directions and see what you think?

[rosebranch]

I'll give it a try, but I do also like the full-crochet version that someone else linked below, even though I generally prefer knitting to crocheting.

[llrtpenny]

It looks to me like the entire hat is crocheted. Here is where someone duplicated in crochet and was kind enough to write out their pattern: http://www.joyfulabode.com/blog/2007/09/15/professional-hat/

[colorwhirl]

I'm going to jump on and agree with you.

[rosebranch]

Thanks for the link! I'll give it a try.

[laudanumb]

I agree also.

[woolygrrl]

No advice from me on the hat but man, I love this movie.

[leggomylegolas]

It kind of reminds me of the big holes in the first few rows of the Hemlock Ring blanket - if I remember right, it's something like "yo seven times in one stitch" and then on the next round you knit each of those as a separate stitch - obviously you'd have to decrease somewhere else to keep everything even.

[leggomylegolas]

Wait, it's not yo seven times in one stitch, it's like one YO but you wrap the yarn around seven times, I'm stupid today.