Tuesday, January 06, 2009

New Year, New FO

I thought I'd start the year with some knitting content.

I'll pause while you all stand back up from the floor...

OK, here it is:

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This was a Christmas gift for Todd and I am inordinately pleased with it. The pattern is VERY loosely based on an Irish Hiking Hat (Ravelry link). Loosely as in, "I cast on the 96 stitches the pattern called for and did a cable and rib patterned hat." Everything else I changed: order of the ribs and cables, width of the cables, height of the cables, the decreases... you get the idea.

The yarn is Malabrigo Worsted in Pearl Ten and I knit the hat on a size 8 Addi Turbo 16" circular and dpns.

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I like the hat a lot but mostly I am pleased as punch with the way I worked out the decreases:

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They make a fun, swirly pattern!

Should anyone be interested in the alterations I made, let me know- I actually took copious notes (shocking) so I know what I did.

4 comments:

mames said...

i love the hat. i think i am more shocked by the use of malabrigo. just kidding.

happy new year!

Jeanne said...

I love the swirly-factor! Very nice!

Mary Catherine said...

I love the decreases you did! Any chance you still have those notes?

Becky said...

I would love to have your notes on these decreases. If you're still willing to share, please let me know!