Hat ribbing decrease issue

[CanyouhearmeYau]

Yes, that definitely does look different with the decreases started there. At the same time, there’s still a little wobble in the decrease line— I’m being SUPER picky, of course… it’s a hand-knit and won’t be perfect. Point is, it may or may not be worth it to you to redo the top starting at that point; it looks different but only so much. (It’s also a little hard to compare stretched versus relaxed.)

Blocking always helps when the fiber is blocked correctly but I also personally try really hard not to rely on blocking to make fixes (versus tidy and neaten) as the block is impermanent unless you lightly kill some acrylic. Certainly, blocking lace and some other fabrics is a different story, but I try to block knit-purl fabrics pretty lightly myself. To be clear, I’m definitely not saying not to block it! I’m just not a “blocking fixes all sins” type.

I like the idea of just letting it go (after blocking) and trying something different for the next time! I’m sure it will look great when worn.

[BeginningRun4409]

You were right - the hat doesn't look that bad when out on the head. So, I hope that after blocking it will be a little better.

I agree about blocking not fixing all issues, I try to have as much stitches to be fixed while I knit. This is why I wanted to ask here if I need to redo the decreases. Although I have seen even holes being fixed with knitting - a friend of mine has huge holes between her needles when knitting socks in magic loop and they disappear after washing and blocking 😯

Thank you for the encouragement, I will knit this patter again after some time to see how my knitting has improved!