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(Didn't mean to press enter. Anyhow: 1689 has 'comics featuring [Ponytail, Cueball and Megan]' in 'categories' so I think that Knit Cap is represented by the user profile with a knit cap. Also, Knit Cap is in 1826 I think.)
 
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'''Knit Cap''' is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]] distinguished by a knit cap.
 
  
==Characteristics==
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<noinclude>:''For a list of comics, see [[:Category:Comics featuring Knit Cap|Comics featuring Knit Cap]].''</noinclude>
In [[1112: Think Logically]], for example, Knit Cap is depicted as  typical 'nerd'.
 
  
Knit Cap is one of the two main characters in the interactive comic [[1350: Lorenz]], in which the general consensus was the Knit Cap was a woman. In most other comics Knit Cap is seen as a man. This was also the first comic where there was a big part for this character, and in that comic she was called Knit Cap Girl. Here below is what was once noted on Lorenz's explanation about this character and the type of hat.
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'''Knit Cap''' is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]]. She is distinguished by her knit cap and the short hair that comes out of it.
  
===Knit Cap Girl===
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Knit Cap was first seen in [[1350: Lorenz]], where the general consensus was that Knit Cap was a girl since she was together with [[Hairy]]. In [[1506: xkcloud]], Knit Cap is used in the [[1506: xkcloud/Transcript#User pictures|first user picture]] and in [[2198: Throw]], she is the default "You" option.
Knit Cap Girl was a completely new character in [[1350: Lorenz]] as she was wearing a {{w|knit cap}}. It was at first debated if this was a girl or a boy, but since Knit Cap Girl seems to be together with [[Hairy]] that was reason enough to call her a girl. She has some similarities to [[Megan]] with a knit cap, but since Megan never before has been shown with a knit cap or been together as a pair with Hairy, it would be strange if this represents Megan. (Hairy has some bad reputation in trying to fool girls to fall for him. Perhaps he has finally found out how to interact with women, although they do seem to fight in this comic a few times.)
 
  
====Other comics with knit caps====
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Sometimes, characters such as [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] are seen wearing knit caps. However, it's easy to distinguish them as separate characters because their hair (if they have it) remains inside the cap and can't be seen ( ==> visible in https://xkcd.com/2902/ !). For example, in the [[1037#Aurora|aurora story line]] in [[1037: Umwelt]], in [[1321: Cold]], and at the top of [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]] there are Cueballs wearing knit caps because they are in a cold environment that requires warm clothes. In [[1141: Two Years]] (and the [[:Category:X_Years|next comics in the series]]), Megan is wearing a knit cap after she lost her hair due to chemotherapy.
*'''Before Lorenz :'''
 
**A guy with a knit cap can be seen in [[1037: Umwelt]] in the [[1037#Aurora|aurora story line]].
 
***Since he is in a cold environment that would warrant warm clothes, he does not seem to represent Knit Cap.
 
**A [http://imgs.xkcd.com/clickdrag/1n5w.png guy with a knit cap] can be seen on a boat in [[1110: Click and Drag]].
 
***He is not Knit Cap as his knit cap is black.
 
**Randall's wife is depicted with a knit cap in [[1141: Two Years]], one she uses due to chemotherapy treatments causing her to lose her hair.
 
***Since it is clear that Knit Cap Girl has hair, she does not wear the cap for that reason.
 
***It is described as ''...the woman (who is wearing a '''knit cap''')...'' in the [http://xkcd.com/1141/info.0.json official transcript].
 
****In Lorenz, the knit cap is not mentioned in the [http://xkcd.com/1350/info.0.json official transcript] but it mainly describes the functionality of the comic.
 
**Two guys wear knit caps in [[1321: Cold]].
 
***They are called winter hats in the [http://xkcd.com/1321/info.0.json official transcript].
 
*'''After Lorenz:'''
 
**One of the users' pictures for the April fools' comic the year after, [[1506: xkcloud]], also [[1506: xkcloud/Transcript#User pictures|looked like]] Knit Cap Girl.
 
**At the top of the huge chart in [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]] a guy with a white knit cap similar to the one in [[1321: Cold]] is freezing.
 
***Again, the cold environment shows that he isn't Knit Cap.
 
**The "You" option in [[2198: Throw]], which can be both thrower and thrown has a knit cap. It can also be customized and in the new window coming up, the knit cap You is also shown. At first glance it may look like a man, but given the look of Knit Cap Girl, it could also represent a woman, which may be the idea, since it should represent the reader.
 
 
 
====Other names for knit caps====
 
*{{w|Beanie (seamed cap)|Beanie}}.
 
**The knit caps that appeared in [[1190: Time]] are traditionally referred to as "beanies"; by extension, the people wearing them are known as "Beanies" (and their language as "Beanish").
 
*{{w|Toque}}.
 
*{{w|Knit_cap#Canadian_tuque|Tuque}}.
 
*{{w|Skullcap}} or skully.
 
*”Knit cap” is the name that fits best with the three different official transcripts mentioned above.
 
 
 
 
 
==See also==
 
*[[:Category:Comics featuring Knit Cap|Comics featuring Knit Cap]]
 
*[[:Category:Characters with Hats|Characters with Hats]]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:20, 6 March 2024

Knit Cap

First appearance 1037: Umwelt
Appearances 15
For a list of comics, see Comics featuring Knit Cap.

Knit Cap is a stick figure character in xkcd. She is distinguished by her knit cap and the short hair that comes out of it.

Knit Cap was first seen in 1350: Lorenz, where the general consensus was that Knit Cap was a girl since she was together with Hairy. In 1506: xkcloud, Knit Cap is used in the first user picture and in 2198: Throw, she is the default "You" option.

Sometimes, characters such as Cueball and Megan are seen wearing knit caps. However, it's easy to distinguish them as separate characters because their hair (if they have it) remains inside the cap and can't be seen ( ==> visible in https://xkcd.com/2902/ !). For example, in the aurora story line in 1037: Umwelt, in 1321: Cold, and at the top of 1732: Earth Temperature Timeline there are Cueballs wearing knit caps because they are in a cold environment that requires warm clothes. In 1141: Two Years (and the next comics in the series), Megan is wearing a knit cap after she lost her hair due to chemotherapy.