Remember the frogged hat I mentioned in my first double-knitting article, the dark blue one for Derek? Well, I've casted that hat on to one set of my circular needles and then set it aside. I was looking through my list of things to knit for friends and I saw that I promised my coworker Max a hat a long time ago, but just didn't know how to go about it.

Max asked for a black and white hat with skulls and crossbones. He wanted at least two or three repeats and I was hesitant to start it because I didn't want the long floats of intarsia to run across it on the inside. Now that I've picked up his hat again and gotten "Son of SNB," I think making his hat in double-knitting would work best. I have casted on the right number of stitches and begun the first round two separate times.

On both occasions, as I was knitting around the first round, the length of yarn in between my needles was getting longer and longer. *(Note: I have to start double-knitting right away with the first round because of how tall the pattern is.) Is that supposed to happen with this kind of hat??

To clarify, I cast on very tightly so that the bump at the bottom of the stitch is right up against my needle. And as I was going along and knitting normally, the length of yarn in between stitches got longer and longer. I would attach pictures if that would help clarify it more, but I'm not sure how to do that on here.

And thank you for the links to the new pattern. I think I'll be able to make it work

I made the celtic knot, double-knit (mosaic) beanie.  No, the space between the needles didn't get wider and wider as I worked.  My one mistake was in not snugging the purl (inside) stitches tightly enough; I've had a previous problem with my knitting being too tight, so was trying to knit loosely.  I didn't realize it was too loose until getting to the pattern part of the hat, when snugging tightened the stitches and made it look much better.  Rather than frog everything, I pressed on, and the hat, while flared out a bit at the bottom when not in use, fits fine.  If your stitching is getting wider, perhaps making sure the yarn is snug will help.  As a couple of friends watched me work, they thought the hat was way too small for me... no it wasn't; in fact, it's a bit loose.  So, if you use Cascade yarn, a number 8 needle, and cast on as specified, it will be fine. 
Now I want to make a double knit hat in blue and white with a stars and moon pattern.  Since the rows aren't as high as the stitches are wide, graph paper doesn't work, and it's tough to pattern out curves... and stars.  Does anyone have a source for a pattern of stars and moons that would work with this 19 row/19 stitch frame?  Thanks