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Helmet Liners for US Troops

I made this for US soldiers (part of my town's annual care packages for troops).

Created by: Elizabeth H

  • Project Details

    About

    My small town in Northern California (Healdsburg) has been sending care packages to US soldiers since we 'adopted' a battalion during the Korean War in 1951. My local yarn shop asked local knitters to make 500 hats this year. I knit four snug, all-wool, helmet liners.

    Pattern

    Purls of Joy Helmet Liner

    This pattern can be found here:
    www.purlsofjoy.com

    Needles & Hooks

    • Circular 5.00mm (US 8) 120cm
    • Circular 4.50mm (US 7) 120cm

    Accessories

    • Tapestry Needle
    • Stitch Markers

    Measurements

    Notes: I made two sizes of helmet liners. The pattern called for US size 7 needles, but that produced smaller adult hats. I switched to US size 8 needles for the second two hats, which produced a large hat. I use magic loop with longer circular needles, rather than the 16-inch circular needles and double-pointed needles recommended in the pattern.

    Tags

    • Hats
    • Men
    • Women

    Craft

    Knitting

    Skill Level

    Intermediate

    Status

    Complete
    Started on: Sep 5, 2018 Finished on: Sep 17, 2018

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