Man, I am fickle…but I knew the detour would be very short!! The latest Shetland Wool Week free hat pattern launched a couple of days ago, called Merrie Dancers Toorie. And while it is no Baa-ble, it is a worthwhile knit for those who are serious about Shetland and fair isle knitting. I used Jamieson’s Spindrift from my ample stash.
PS to Kathy: Kathy asked how difficult I would rate this hat. I can’t really answer that! It truly depends on your knitting experience. If you have done fair isle hats in small gauge, it is not hard. The top gets tricky because of the stranded colorwork on dpns with very few sts. There is a little star or flower pattern at the very top, you are stranding on VERY few sts. Quite awkward but when its done, it looks okay!
PS2: the hat looks a little better after blocking! Smoother.
Beautiful!
Comment by Marlys m — March 17, 2018 @ 2:25 pm
Lovely color choices and of course detours are permitted. The Shetland Wool Week free hat patterns are always a delight. The kind of patterns one wants to knit over and over.
Comment by Elizabeth — March 17, 2018 @ 4:35 pm
What level of difficulty would you rate this hat?
Comment by Kathy DeFlorian — March 17, 2018 @ 8:25 pm
Love the colors,too. The purple is all the more interesting because of what you have combined it with. I don’t have a great natural color sense so this is one I will save for myself when making a multi-colored project.
Comment by Chloe — March 21, 2018 @ 4:51 pm
If you don’t like the stranding on a few sts at the top, just make a little golden coin at the top out of one color. I sometimes do that, easy, looks good, seems intentional.
Julie in San Diego
Comment by Julie — March 21, 2018 @ 5:07 pm