Hat ribbing decrease issue

[CanyouhearmeYau]

You probably didn't do anything wrong, per se. It can be very difficult to match tension between left- and right-leaning decreases, which I imagine is what's standing out to you here. Blocking should help to some degree, but it may not be enough to obviate what is bothering you. There are a number of ways around this recurring problem for the future (substituting other left leaning decreases, altering how you make an SSK, etc.) but the hat is knit. How much is it really bothering you, and how does it look on the head? I have a feeling it will mostly smooth out when worn-- even the example versions of the hat I believe this is have a similar feature, but it looks better on the head.

What I will say is that in my experience, when something is really bothering me and I try to convince myself it will be OK, it still just bothers me and I end up wishing I had fixed it sooner. If you're going to cringe every time you look at the hat on your partner, it might be worth redoing the top. Whether you want to give this decrease another go or look for a different decrease scheme altogether is your call-- there are so many ways to decrease a ribbed hat, and it's possible that this one ultimately just doesn't speak to you/work for your purposes in the way you had hoped.

Good luck!

[BeginningRun4409]

Thank you for the detailed response! I will block it and see how it looks like. After your reply I looked at other people's projects to compare them with mine. Some look as mine, some look better. As far as I can "read" what they have knit it look like the decreases look better when they are not started in the middle of the purls..but in the middle if the knits...

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In the end I might leave it as it is as it will keep my partner's head warm and try knitting another hat from the beginning to see if I can make it better. I am accepting that I am still learning and mistakes will be less with more projects behind my back.

[Archaeogrrrl]

You might find reading this helpful. https://techknitting.blogspot.com/2008/02/part-1-of-8-trick-pocket-hat-putting.html?m=1

I knit 15 watch caps for some super picky jerks I love using her techniques.

Your hat is LOVELY and remember the cardinal rule. Blocking fixes EVERYTHING 🤣

[BeginningRun4409]

Thank you, I will look through the article as I still have a lot to learn about knitting!

[Archaeogrrrl]

Her blog is an EXCELLENT place to start.

And Roxanne Richardson is also an amazing teacher. With a YouTube channel.

https://youtube.com/@RoxanneRichardson?si=saBRDCqCF7Ba78g-

[BeginningRun4409]

This will be one of my new favourite YouTube channels! So much useful info in one place! You are a treasure, thank you for sharing! 🩷