This is such a cute (and ingenious) pattern. It's modeled after Gir from Invader Zim! Who doesn't need a little more Gir in their life?
I made this for a coworker's husband who loves Invader zim and has a hat collection. I'm not even sure he wears the hats in his collection, but now he has a Gir hat!
I love that the bottom edge of the beanie is doubled over. It makes the edge really clean and professional looking, and actually does a lot for comfort as well. It also cuts down on any rolling you would normally get with a stockinette stitch hat. The eyes, ears and tongue are done on dpns, but the body of the hat was mostly circs, so it made for a really quick, fun pattern.
Here's a picture of my incarnation of the pattern:
I used red heart super saver to make things a little cheaper for me, but I was surprised at how nice this came out even with cheap yarn!
About the Designer
Mei Lynn Travis is a student, and self-proclaimed knit and crochet missionary. She has taught classes in knit and crochet and has a bunch of beautiful patterns on Ravelry, which I am a big fan of.
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Gir and Invader Zim are property of Jhonen Vasquez and Nickelodeon. These images and pattern are simply an artistic representation of the character, and no copyright infringement is intended.
