Category: Fair Isle

A Wee Sherpa Hat

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Emma and I have been busy.

Recently I decided it was time for me to do more totally improv hats again. I am very interested in using up bits of stash yarn , perfecting these hats ! My brother is wild about these and well, his birthday is in April.  But this little hat is a present for who it is made is two months old and I’m attending a party for her tomorrow.  This wee hat is first in a series of “Sherpa Neuveau” hats I will knit up lots in the foreseen future… my brother’s to be next.

In nice dappled light on the piano, angled so you can see the relief of the purl rows

I’m very satisfied with my improvising, though the crocheted edge is done badly (I don’t crochet,  I improv’d that too, I was trying to tame the curling ear flaps ! It’s quite a cute little hat, perfect for a 2month baby-sized head. The colors don’t seem as vivid in the photographs as they are in person ( I need to get the hang of lighting in photography). The light purple and green backgrounds are alpaca , with little filled in color from various wool and wool blends I have hanging around. Adorable I might say myself.

Selbu Moderne

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I LOVED KNITTING THIS !!!! This tam was a free pattern I found on Ravelry.com , here.    When I saw that sweet wall-paper pattern, it became instantly a must-do for me who wanted to learn how motifs can seamlessly work in an all-around pattern, up and down.  I really enjoyed it !

I still have yet to add a beret loop at the top in the middle, as I really think it needs something to finish it off, don’t you?  When and if I ever give it to someone, I will put on a more personalized accent.

The yarn I used was Knit Picks “Palette” that I had in my stash, which is a fingering weight yarn , and thus it knit up so fine that it is a very small tam, say for a child-sized head.  I think the pattern followed needs a sport weight or DK to fit an adult sized head .  Oops. I just will keep it in my cedar chest until the right ‘child’ happens to come by.