Quick Knit #3

One week until Christmas!!! This month passed so quickly it's a blur. But believe it or not, with projects like this one that I finished in less than 24 hours, there is still time to knit gifts for Christmas!

This hat is by far one of my favorites. I made one for my sister last year and she wears it all the time and absolutely loves it! She might get another one for Christmas (no definite answer on that in case she reads this!). 

The top of the hat is a wonder to behold and the self striping Noro Kureyon yarn adds just enough color interest but not enough to take away from the pattern itself.  You can find the free pattern here
http://filambulle.blogspot.com/2007/04/my-noro-hat-free-form-recipe.html
I think it has been translated from French so some of the wording is a bit funny, but ultimately the pattern works out great. Laurie and I have both made several of them so feel free to come into the store if you have any questions.  I just got a shipment of Kureyon in last week so I have 6 new colors to choose from!

Just a few details if you make the hat.  I used a size 16" size 9 circular needle and double points. It fits my somewhat large head perfectly. If you wanted to make it smaller I would recommend using a smaller needle rather than taking stitches off the pattern.

My next quick knit post will be for a cowl that I wrote the pattern for, knit and have been wearing every day this week! Now I'm making myself one in black. This one might take about 2 days.

Happy Knitting!