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The plural of moose is...reindeer?

Posted Wednesday, December 09, 2009 by cleverknits
I've been lusting over this amazing Olympic hat since I first saw it mentioned (I no longer recall by which of my favourite knit-bloggers/tweeters). But $65 is a bit of an absurd price-tag, even for designer knitwear. So I spent a cozy morning in bed with my cup of coffee and reverse-engineered the pattern from the photos. And a clever commentator on Ravelry pointed out to me, those aren't moose, they're reindeer! So, I am pleased to bring you the Olympic Reindeer Hat as a free ravelry download!


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33 comments:

  1. i really like that! it makes sense to me i can see it in crochet too. nifty!
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  2. How many do i cast on? Is it doubled for the front and back? When do i decrease? I'm excited to make it!
    Jennifer
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  3. Where did you get the exact same American Flag patch?
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  4. you rock my world... Thank you so much!
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  5. Oh, man. Thank you! I'm not much of a knitter but I wanted one of these as soon as I saw them for my husband. He will love it. So I have to learn to knit better or find a good knitter to do it for me. Thank you so much, I didn't want to spend $75 for a hat!
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  6. They look like moose to me -- I'm from Maine. Reindeer have narrower muzzles.

    There's a reindeer on this page, the muzzle is quite different.

    http://scrubberbum.typepad.com/moth_heaven/2006/12/fair_isle_chris.html
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  7. They are not moose. I live in Alaska - Moose have flat palms, not branches in their racks. :)

    They are reindeer - domesticated - or caribou - wild.

    But, reindeer, caribou, moose (also plural moose) it's a mighty fine rendition of the Olympic hat. THANK YOU! :)
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  8. Thank yo so much...have you figured out the sweater yet :P
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  9. As soon as I saw our athletes wearing those hats during the Opening Ceremonies, I HAD to find the pattern. I emailed my local knitting group about it and wonderful Zita found it on Ravelry and sent me the link! Thanks, Zita!!! You made my day!
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  10. Any chance there is a written out chart for those of us who are terrrible at reading charts. Great job on the pattern though!
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  11. I, too, would like to know where you got the flag patch?

    Also, went on one of the Cascade sites & #8887 was listed as a deep purple & # 9494 was listed as ruby??
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  12. Thank you all for your enthusiasm and support!

    8393 (dark navy) is probably the best blue to use. I didn't have any at the shop so I subbed with a brighter blue. 8887 is a bright/deep royal blue, and I assume you mean 9404, which is a nice deep red. The color cards can be seen on the Cascade site: http://www.cascadeyarns.com/cascade-220.asp

    The patch was one I had in my stash. I got a whole mess of patches years ago from some online shop (I hunted high and low for the stoplight patches used in 'The Life Aquatic' shortly after the movie came out, and bought a bunch)
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  13. Oh yes, and as for the chart, no written version, sorry :(

    Just change colors where it's indicated in the chart.
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  14. If you have a police/fire/ems/sheriff uniform shop near you, they have USA patches in various sizes as required for uniforms. Also, those with access to a clothing&sales on the military base should also have some luck with a patch there.
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  15. are there some stitches out of place at the beginning of rows 59 and 61??????
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  16. what's the guage?? I may be really tired and missed it, but I can't find it anywhere
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  17. I can knit this, but am willing to pay reteil for it. where did you find them for sale? The Ralph Lauren site never mentioned them.
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  18. They are sold out on the Ralph Lauren site, but were $65 or $75... now selling for $300 on eBay.
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  19. Thanks for a great pattern, by the way! I wanted a hat, and am thrilled to be able to re-create one for myself!!!! Cheers to you!
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  21. You can get the patches made by Butlerpatches.com
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  22. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olympic-reindeer-hat

    Link to the pattern itself!
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  23. Patches can be found here:
    http://store.cinnamonorchid.com/flagpatches.html
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  24. All those flags appear to be too large.
    I am a professional embroiderer. I'll see what I can come up with. I've done flags that small on racing uniforms.
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  25. http://store.cinnamonorchid.com/flagpatches.html

    There is one with a white border: 2 1/2 x 1 1/2
    Pretty perfect I'd say. $1.40 Can't go wrong. Yes, I did order 5, but since I have so much yarn, I will make more than one hat anyway~!
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  26. Let us know how they work for you!
    I think that is still a bit too big, but could be wrong.
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  27. I am making the hat now and it's turning out very nicely. Just one question - do you strand the navy blue loosely on the back of the work while making the reindeer? Isn't it possible the blue will show through?
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  28. Thank you for this pattern. My husband is thrilled he will no longer have to listen to me whine about not being able to find the hat. And I will smile the whole time I'm making i 'cause I didn't have to pay Ralph Lauren for it. :-)
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  29. Like the rest of you, I have been looking everywhere for this pattern -- so glad to have found it! Is there a hat pattern with the Olympic rings or USA??
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  30. I would love to knit this hat. I am just a beginner knitter. Is there anyway I can get help with this project? Ann
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  31. It's me... I know it is...I have now restarted this hat for the 4th time.....I will win the gold when I finish this hat. thanks for the pattern.......
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  32. This is great. Now I just need to find someone to make me one! You can't even find these for $65 anymore. They sell for $165-$500+(!) on eBay.
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  33. Thank you so much for the pattern. Great job!
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