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January 16, 2015

From Sally — Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Filed under: Updates — surly @ 2:28 pm

Winter’s here and I needed a new hat. Luckily for me, I apparently had planned ahead (ooh, that’s a potentially very bad pun that I hadn’t even intended). When Susan and I were at Rhinebeck, I purchased yarn, pattern, and buttons for Scotty designed by Anne Hanson.

The yarn is Anne’s Better Breakfast Fingering in the Muesli colorway, which is a brownish gray or a grayish brown depending upon the light. What’s wonderful about this yarn, a blend of merino and alpaca, is that the alpaca has been “dehaired.” The result is extreme softness. It feels wonderful.

The only modification I made in knitting was to add an i-cord knot on the top as a finishing touch.





9 Comments »

  1. From Susan — Wow. The hat is fabulous and I can vouch for the fact that it looked really cute on her (at least Anne’s sample did!). Sally bought this our last night in Rhinebeck right off our hotel lobby – talk about convenient!!

    Comment by surly — January 16, 2015 @ 6:35 pm

  2. I love this hat and I too bought it at Rhinebeck. Now I am inspired to actually knit it.

    Comment by Marsha — January 16, 2015 @ 7:40 pm

  3. I love your wee little top knot. Such a clever little fillip that makes yours unique. Hope it keeps you toasty.

    Comment by Robby — January 16, 2015 @ 11:51 pm

  4. Beautiful knitting, absolutely beautiful.

    Comment by pkett — January 17, 2015 @ 10:48 am

  5. What a beautifully knit hat. The texture of the border is so appealing. The lovely buttons are sewn on with contrast-colored thread. Is there a specific reason you did not use the yarn to attach the buttons?

    Comment by Barb — January 17, 2015 @ 12:59 pm

  6. Such a cute hat and Very beautiful yarn and knitting!

    Love the color, too

    Comment by Barb — January 17, 2015 @ 1:14 pm

  7. From Sally — often I’ll sew buttons on with button twist and then cover that with one or two passes of yarn. I chose not to do that here b/c the contrast thread actually matches the striations on the buttons. This yarn I felt was a bit too soft (and a little thick) to use to sew the buttons on without thread. I will use yarn alone sometimes if it’s the right kind of yarn.

    Comment by surly — January 18, 2015 @ 12:21 am

  8. I’m not much on hats for myself, but I like this one!!!

    Comment by Lee Cockrum — January 23, 2015 @ 11:57 pm

  9. Oh wow, very cute!

    Comment by Nora — January 28, 2015 @ 10:58 pm

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