Echo Lake hat

This is the beginning of the gauge swatch for hubby's Echo Lake cardigan. He just lost his beloved green hat, and he picked green for the cardigan, so rather than doing a boring swatch, I'm knitting a hat. It's a 2x2 rib, so the exact sizing won't matter too much if I'm off on my gauge.

The pattern is from Interweave Knits Summer 2003. The ribs do this little cable twist thing at the bottom hem and then continue straight up the body. I'll try to remember to scan the picture from IK. In the meantime, if you're on Ravelry, you can see it there. (And if you are, add me, zhinkadinkadoo, to your friends! I'm just getting started there, I'm amazed at how much there is!)

I'm using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes for this, not the called-for yarn, Plymouth Silk Merino. Because (1) it's not available anymore, and (2) the closest Plymouth silk blend replacement would make this a $180 sweater. While I dearly love my hubby, this will be my first adult-sized sweater (unless I finish my Sweet Mary Jane first), and I just can't commit those great sums of $$, at least until I can prove than I can knit something wearable for an adult. (Even then, $180 is a lot!) I've done kids' sweaters, but those are so much easier, you just wait for the child to grow into it. Plus kids look cute in anything, even misshapen hand knits.

p.s. How have I missed the blog-from-flickr phenomenon before? So easy!

Comments

[Anamaria]

Every time I see a piece of your beautiful knitting I am reminded that knitting is magic I don't know yet. How clever of you to make a hat out of the gauge swatch, though (really, how clever to make a gauge swatch!). And the yarn looks terrific, a very woodsy green. Knit on!

[heidi]

i just adore this! what an awesome color!