More BNK

Last fall I got into a sort of hat frenzy by working up four new hat patterns for Figheadh and making a couple of dozen hats in the process. Some are hidden away, because they were just too strange. I have a couple that look like Hobbit helmets. I'll tell you what I am not hiding, though, and that's this hat designed by Woolly Wormhead for Brave New Knits, the Lenina Cap. Boy, what fun. If you get into a hat frenzy, make sure it includes some Woolly. She knows hats.

I was immediately smitten when I saw this hat because of its pieced construction. I liked it even better when I started reading the pattern and saw that it was made with short rows because I need to learn a lot more about how to use them. They just have me kinda stymied.

I chose Malabrigo Merino Worsted (the yarn Woolly used) in Vetiver #607. It's a lovely sage with bits of soft pink. The pieces went very fast.

I joined the sections together as I knit them up, choosing to make the large depth but the medium circumference.

After I finished, I loved how this thing looked before I blocked it, so I had some fun photographing it. Looks like some kind of sea vegetation.

Or a jaunty bowl. But then I blocked it of course so I could wear it, which I love to do. It's so cozy.
You should try one.

Still waiting for some of you to let me know what you've loved knitting lately. I know you're out there...I can hear your needles clicking. Put down your knitting for a second and say hi!