A whole hat in just four hours?! You better believe it!
I had two skeins of Leader of the Pac (Hobbycraft link) in Mink, aran weight, and a skein and a half of Papatya Love (My Happy Place link) in Mushroom, DK weight. Held together they give a lovely marl, and the Papatya somewhat balances out the extreme fuzziness of the alpaca (which sheds not inconsiderably as you work). So I was ready to make a nice chunky hat by holding those two together.
I Googled ‘bias hat knitting pattern’ and this free pattern (ABC Knits link) came straight up. Which was lucky because it was for chunky yarn on 5mm needles, precisely what I wanted.
This is an unusual construction, I like the bias and the slightly pixie finish at the crown. It’s knit flat, and you purl every last stitch and slip every first, leaving nice clear rows to seam together.
Did I lose count a little on some of those short rows at the end? I did. Did I go back and rework things? I did not. I just fudged it and honestly I don’t regret a thing.
I like how the two neutrals make a subtle marl, and knitting on the bias makes for a sightly more interesting look (and knit). The hat was tight on even my small head after knitting, but a little steam opened things up nicely.
It used 90g about of the aran alpaca and about 50g of the dk yarn. Do I have enough of each left to make a scarf and some mitts? We will see!I’ve
I’ve added this post to the Unraveled Wednesday linkup, with thanks to Kat for hosting.
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