The Boyfriend Hat
Yarn: Noro Iro #21 royal blue/lavender/grey (75% wool, 25% silk; 131 yds)
Pattern: 2x2 rib
Needles: US 8 and 9
When I took out this skein of Noro from Elizabeth's secret pal package, BF promptly claimed it. Since then he's asked me to knit him a hat and here it is. I knit it on smaller needles because he likes a thicker, snugglier fabric. There wasn't enough to make a cuff, but as long as it covers the ears he's fine with it. (He's so easy to knit for... but then again, all I've ever knit for him are hats!)
I'm starting to like variegated yarns. I didn't really think much of them when I first started knitting, especially some color combinations that I thought were absolutely garish. While sorting through photos for my Stitches West entry I noticed all the yarns I purchased were variegated. The Noro I used in this hat spins the different colors in, as opposed to dyeing them and letting the colors mingle, but the result is the same: color shifts that captivate the knitter and in turn make the knitting experience a more involved one. (Light bulb turns on in head; another *duh* experience...)
Listening to: Sleeps with Butterflies by Tori Amos, from her newly released album The Beekeeper. Beautiful lyrics, haunting melody, vintage Tori.
Reading: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. This is a *good* book. Zafón wrote this in Spanish and the translation I'm reading well done. It spent a year on the Spanish bestseller lists, mostly at #1, and for good reason. I'd recommend this to anyone. Also in the background, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susannah Clarke.
Great looking hat. I also have to say that the top picture is awesome... I love the angle and it shows off the hat very well.
Oh, I am so glad you like Shadow of the Wind. Best book I read last year, hands down! :) The hat looks awesome, and I love that photo angle, it really shows it off! The lighting in your pictures is always perfect. I guess that is a benefit to living in sunny CA--Maryland is too gray!
Hat looks great! Thanks for the book suggestion. What do you think of Strange? I've read the first four pages ten times. I think I'm in trouble.
it's funny, i felt the same way about variegated yarns when i got back into knitting a couple of years ago. and now, i can't walk by them at a LYS without stopping and admiring.
wonderful hat and that is a terrific shot.
Love the hat! And I love, love, love Tori, too!
Lolly is right, Mryland is just too gray. I love the hat. Now that I know you are into varigated yarns, I will have to be on the lookout for some for you.
Wonderful hat!!! I love it. I just might have to get some Iro
Beautiful hat ! I love handpainted variegated yarn and so as my BF. He always request me something colourful !
Ditto: great photo, and great hat.
That's quite a colorway. That blue really pops!
Lovely colours and that was such a nice shot of the hat! You did a lovely job and I'll bet your BF is real pleased that you knit (lots of handmade hats!).
eerie! the last song i listened to before reading your blog was 'sleeping with butterflies'! and i'm also reading 'jonathan strange and mr. norrell'...
ooooohhhhhh.....me likely-likey......
That yarn sho' looks delicious! I'll take two caps to go with my veal chops and chicken wings... oh that's a good idea. Deep Fried Yummy Yarn!
I love the hat! I am glad to have enabled you into the joy of variegation---though I must agree there are some really garish combinations out there :)
I'll pick up Shadow of the Wind for next week's reading!