Adoration Of The Hat

I love this hat pattern more than any other I have knit in the past 12 years. And you know that I've knit quite a few by now.

I knit it first in red and black for myself. I showed it to a friend who was smitten with it and I offered to knit one for him in his favorite colors, blue and black.

I love it just as much as in red and black.










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Down and dirty details

Needles
US 6 - 4.0 mm


Yarn for cabled brim
Malabrigo Yarn Rios

How much?
0.5 skeins = 105.0 yards (96.0 meters), 50 grams

Colorway
Azul Profundo

Purchased at
Jimmy Beans Wool in Reno, Nevada


Yarn for crown
Malabrigo Yarn Rios

How much?
0.25 skeins = 52.5 yards (48.0 meters), 25 grams

Colorway
Black

Purchased at
Jimmy Beans Wool in Reno, Nevada

Smoke Around The Throat

It started out a bit fiddly and on size 5 16" circs. There was no way that cowl was going to fit around a regular adult noggin and not end up choking the life out of the person receiving it. So, I upped the circs to 24" and was much happier with it.

I am just delighted with the Vikkel braids ("horizontal knitting" or Estonian braid knitting) on it. And the lace panel wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be; I could easily read the yarn to see where I messed up on it and it was quick to show you when you messed up a row.

I didn't like the gathers on the one edge, so I finished with the the stockinette and Vikkel braid combination.








Overall, I'm quite pleased with the project. And the yarn is so deliciously soft. I'm pretty sure my "adopted" daughter will enjoy it.

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Down and dirty details

Needles
US 5 - 3.75 mm

Yarn
The Fibre Co. Road to China Light

How much?
2 skeins = 318.0 yards (290.8 meters), 100 grams

Colorway
Hematite

Purchased at
Yarn Junction Co in West Des Moines, Iowa