A friend of mine wanted a knit hat. Jokingly, I suggested using this specific chart to make him a hilarious hat and then offered a few other options for hats that were more tame. He decided on the original joke idea and I went ahead and knit it for him. Here’s the finished result!
Pattern: Basic hat, no real pattern, used Fornicating Deer Chart
Designer: Anne Rutten
Needles: US #7 (4.5mm)
Yarn: Knit Picks Swish Worsted, Jade and Gold
–Ravelry Project Link–
This was super easy to knit and it was a ton of fun to watch the chart shape up and turn into a pair of naughty deer. I did modify the chart to make the deer on the bottom antler-less. Cast on 96 sts for three repeats. The recipient loves it and said that he got a bunch of compliments on it while he was out over the weekend. I find it completely hilarious and have already gotten a request to make another one for another friend!
EDIT 02March2009:
Recipient of the hat made a video about the joy his hat has brought him.. I nearly fell off my chair laughing.
Myspace Video
EDIT 19April2009:
I had gotten a bunch of hits from a UK knitting forum.. linking back to the post for posterity 🙂 *waves to visitors from the Knitting Forum*
EDIT 02November2009:
This post was linked again and I noticed a HUGE jump in visitors to the site today from an Icelandic website. While I don’t speak or read Icelandic, Hello there to you all!
HAHA. This is awesome!
It’s hilarious! I love it! I want one!
your idea is WOW!!! ))
can i exchange it by this one: http://cs290.vkontakte.ru/u16671981/38805409/x_d461f902.jpg ?
we call they “piska and kiska” i don’t know, how to translate to english, something like “pussy and ???” )))
That hat is awesome 🙂 Noticed your link to our forum, so *waves back*.
do you ever make hats for sale? I tried to make one but it’s a little beond my ability.
Hi Shelly! No, I don’t make them for sale – I’d never be able to sell them for what they’re really worth for the amount of time put into the knitting.
soo I can’t purchase this hat from you?
Sorry, no! I don’t make them on commission. You might be able to find someone on Etsy who knits on commission though.
Hi
Not being able to knit without a pattern can you please tell me the name of the hat pattern you used for the fornicating deer hat?
Thanks
There isn’t so much a pattern as an idea and a chart. I have my writeup with notes on how I knit the hat here:
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/alysania/fornicating-deer-chart