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May 2, 2009
Boyfriend Hat
A few weekends ago it was warm enough in the evening for our little troupe of Landrake chums to sit outside the Buller's Arms, nursing a pint and musing about life. There was no cloud cover and it had been a bright blue sky day. Mike and I had 5 layers on and handknitted hats. Some newer members of the Landrake gang were insistent on trying on the beanie and the beret. As a result, hats were requested and colours and styles agreed.
A sale of yarn in Derry's in Plymouth meant that I scored a bag of RYC cashsoft- chunky and aran, in various greys, blues, creams and burgandys. The first hat knitted was proof of concept, for DJ Mikey- he needs a new hat and I felt bad about him always missing out to others, even though his girlfriend knits (i.e. me!). RYC cashsoft chunky is a lovely yarn, lofty, soft and yet machine washable at 40C- he'd seen a sweet and melancholy animation at Christmas by Oliver Jeffers, called 'Lost and Found', about a small boy and a penguin. He was taken by the small boy's hat and asked for one, but in different colours, and without a bobble.
This hat is a simple K2 P2 rib, cast on of 80 sts, 6mm needles, knitted so the cream stripe can be completely hidden if required for stealth fishing (so as not to scare the fish) or pulled right down over the ears for post-surfing warmth. The decreases were really made up as I went along, but loosely based on Stephanie Nicole's 'Hat Fit for a Boyfriend' (pattern available free on Ravelry). It is soft and warm and really quite gorgeous. I am very pleased with it.
Posted by scumkitten at May 2, 2009 11:46 AM
Comments
And the blue stripe is the same colour as your eyes! I am sure it will do its job well, it is certainly an attractive hat!
Posted by: glittrgirl 
at May 3, 2009 4:47 PM
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