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August 22, 2009

From Susan — Even MORE Hats!

Filed under: Hats,Updates — lv2knit @ 9:15 am

As I promised, there are even more hats on the loose in my house.  Hats are fun because they are fast.  And that makes them my new best friend.

This small booklet came out a week or two ago and there a couple of hat patterns that I liked.


Made in Brooklyn by Jared Flood

As mentioned in the last post, I started my Lace Beret in pale gray Fresco yarn.  I also have some cream Fresco in my stash.  One of Jared’s hats uses four colors of Fresco, two of which I already had!  Woo Hoo!  I ran out and bought the other two colors and voila:

Beaumont Beanie by you.
Beaumont Beanie in Classic Elite Fresco

This hat is baby bunny soft and has a halo about it.  Four skeins is enough yarn to make two hats.  There are two versions of the same hat: one is the beanie you see here and the other is a tam that is shown in two colors only.  The main difference is the gauge.  This hat is knit on US size 5 needles, with a gauge of 31 sts/4 inches.  And I thought I was a tight knitter!  My knitting looked very sloppy to me as I was going along, so I decided it was trying to become a tam.  Plus, the ribbing was way too tight and so it was shaped like a tam.  I wet blocked it on a plate and everything:

Beaumont Beret by you.

It’s pretty as a tam, BUT it started to shrink.  As soon as it was off the plate it started getting smaller!  So, I re-wet it and blocked it as a beanie.  The finished gauge: 31 sts/4 inches.  Another knitting mystery.   I also had to cut off and re-work the ribbing so it would not cinch in so much.  I bought some dark blue to go with the pale gray to make a hat for my younger daughter in her school colors.

The other hat I made from the book is the one from the cover, called Quincy:

Quincy Manos by you.
Quincy in Manos Del Uruguay, Color Prairie

It has a really fun and unusual construction, and when you put it on, you never want to take it off.  It is SO comfortable!  The criss-cross can go anywhere on your head, however you want to wear it.   My DD (the elder) even liked it and wants one for this winter.  I have a feeling I’ll be making a few of these!

6 Comments »

  1. Love your beanie’s color patterning — am not quite skilled enough to attempt it though much of your knitting motivates me to new skills, so it’s just a matter of time. Equally love your Quincy and simply cannot resist shopping for Jared Flood’s book later this morning . . . you had me at ‘SO comfortable’.

    Comment by ella — August 22, 2009 @ 10:32 am

  2. You know, Susan, I’m thinking our cold summer has you in preparation for a fiercely cold winter! You and yours will be tres chic and warm. I can’t wait to get my hands on this book!

    Comment by twinsetellen — August 22, 2009 @ 11:44 am

  3. Just gorgeous! I love them both! You inspire me to try color work!

    Comment by Cp — August 22, 2009 @ 3:55 pm

  4. Oh, Quincy! It is in my queue, and now near the top thanks to your post, Susan! I love the colors of the Beaumont Beanie but, like Ella, it will be a while before I tackle something like it. Sorry about the goof over the No. 13 hat in VK. On my monitor it looked exactly the same pink color as their cover hat, hence my confusion!

    Comment by Libby — August 22, 2009 @ 4:04 pm

  5. Oh, I love Quincy! I’m getting in the mood to make some hats. . . a sure sign that fall is on the way. Thanks for sharing your oh-so-tempting hats!

    Comment by Kym — August 22, 2009 @ 5:47 pm

  6. That hat seems to be taking the world by storm – and it looks luscious in that yarn!
    I wanted to let you know, as a fellow Minnesotan who knits along with a knitting sister
    who lives out of state, that we are both huge fans of you both. I especially enjoy seeing
    your creations up close at the state fair every year, and marvel at your technical expertise,
    and was touched by the beautiful, elegant photo of your mother, and of your explanation of
    her skills as the touchstone for your own.

    I’m starting my own blog, to track my experiences starting in January, when I attempt to
    knit every project in Nicky Epstein’s book Knitting On Top of the World, in 4 years; I just
    wanted you to know that I mentioned you in my first blog entry as a model of perfection
    in knitterly skills, and to invite you to come visit. I’m hoping to do each project as a
    knit-a-long, and if any of them interest you, it would be wonderful to share the knitting
    experience with a real live Rainey!
    http://knittingontopoftheworldknitathon.typepad.com/

    Comment by Mary Taylor — August 25, 2009 @ 3:09 pm

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