atmosphere

under snow.

it is quite cold here.

the wind has been blustery.

and i have had hats on my mind.

while i let the ideas

for new ones come together,

i have been searching for the ‘perfect’ hat.

cozy warm, a well formed brim, snug fitting on top, and

‘a good knit’ (not feeling oh so very bored halfway through).

the search netted these

which are currently the top 2 on my

mental ‘favorite hats to knit of all time’ list:

1st, norah gaughan’s ‘sprouting cloche‘ from the book ‘brave new knits‘.

this is a tricky one, a challenge.

it is charted.

it is funky.

it is knit flat.

it is seamed.

it is fabulous.

the fact that

i had just enough

pur‘ left over after

my ‘eternalism vest’

(knitscene‘s winter/spring 2011),

means this hat has

piles of personal memories

twisted up into each stitch.  smile.

the ‘hat most likely to succeed‘ was the other gem i unearthed.

it is the best fitting hat i’ve ever knit.

the decreases are so right on

and though i was a bit skeptical about

the variegated malabrigo working with the cables,

i’m super happy with it.

just waiting for

the cold to

really

get

bitter

so i can

roll the thick

ribbed brim down

all the way over my ears.

oh so nice.

and the next hat

on my list to ‘conquer’

is this one,

the katie cap,

in yet another brightly variegated colorway from punta yarns.

‘cold’ taken from 25:20 in the proverbs.