Pattern: Inga Hat, by Sheila Macdonald
Yarn: Jo Sharp Classic DK Wool, 1 skein of Amethyst and 1.5 of Silk; a little bit of Cascade 220 for the grey stripe
Needles: US 3 and 5 dpns and circs
Start to Finish: January 19-21, 2009
Mods: I made the hat shorter a la Hello Yarn (and lots of others on Ravelry) by starting the colorwork at row 24 instead of row 9. Other than that, everything's as it should be.
Notes: After admiring some gorgeous versions of this hat (these are two of my favorites), I immediately added it to the queue. And after finishing an as-yet-unblogged sweater that required maths and shaping and frogging and reknitting, I was in desperate need of a palate cleanser. This hat fit the bill perfectly. The braid at the bottom was certainly an interesting trick to learn and I love the look of it. The colorwork pattern was challenging in that each row was different and I couldn't just memorize it, but not so difficult that I had to watch what I was doing with each stitch. And as a hat, it was a small project that gave that nice sense of instant gratification. Add to that that it used up some stash yarn...the perfect project at the perfect time!
Inga and I hit the slopes this weekend and had a great time. I think she's a keeper (even though she does make my head look a bit pointy).
16 comments:
I have this hat on me needles - I just love your version! Have fun skiing!
I think the point kind of works with the pattern - it's a gorgeous hat - I'm double impressed with the challenging colorwork - you did an amazing job!
amethyst... as in a beautiful purple? i see that now. at first i thought the hat was black and white. but the amethyst, wow! so sophisticated! and the brim, that may be my favorite part.
it's beautiful. i have never done colorwork -- i'm so intimidated!
Great hat - I really like the braided edging. Looking forward to seeing your new sweater.
That looks great! How you finished it in a few mere days....I've been working on a simple hat forever now. lol
I so want to learn how to make the braid! The colours sound like they should be gorgeous...my screen doesn't do it justice. I think it looks great on you. ps I enjoyed all the evergreens...me still under so much snow...!
i think it looks beautiful! ^_^
I love your colors! That pattern has been in my queue for a while; maybe I should take the plunge!
Nice!
Very classic and sophisticated! (I think it's the colour combo and victorian-esque pattern givin me that vibe) Quite a wonderful palette cleanser. Gotta love those palette cleansers :)
It's so perfect on you!!! Wonderful mods ~ makes a much more modern hat style. BTW, I was almost called Inga - so of course I love the hat :)
Very nice!
Love the ski cap!
absolutely perfect! that little braid stitch is fabulous!
love this one! it looks so great on you.
love the hat, you did a great job!
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