As promised, I have a finished object to report this evening. Here’s Julie modeling her new tiger hat:
I didn’t finish it in time for Christmas, but it wasn’t really intended to be a Christmas present. I really knit it more out of my own sheer desire to knit this hat than out of any sort of plan for putting it to use. So strange, because I am normally a balanced process/product type of knitter. But the Malabrigo and the awesome cuteness forced me into it, and Julie really likes it. I think I may have to scheme up some mittens to go with it because there’s a ton of yarn left over.
Here are the details:
Pattern: Tiger Hat Pattern by Mary Lou Eagan, available here.
Yarn: Malabrigo, one skein of each color. I don’t have the skein tags in front of me, but I think the yellow is Cadmium, and the other is a rich dark brown. The Yarnery was out of black when I bought it, but the brown looks great IMO.
Needles: I used a US 5 (3.75 mm) 16-inch (40.5 cm) circular.
Notes: This is a great little pattern, and I’m pretty sure I’ll knit it again eventually. Mary Lou did a great job putting together the graph, and it’s for a great cause. Thanks, Mary Lou! I started it on December 4 and finished it last night, so technically it took 22 days, but that’s because I barely had a chance to knit on it. I could have finished it in probably two or three evenings if I had been able to knit straight through.
Oh, and here’s Sophie looking like she’s doing a roaring-tiger impression, but really she was laughing I think as she was chasing Daisy cat around the living room.
Tomorrow – hopefully an update on my poor, neglected blankie and possibly a new-project sighting as well.
Julie looks way cute and very happy in her hat. Thanks again for the kind words. I hope she enjoys growling around in it. But no pouncing on Sophie!
The hat is sooo cute.
Promises of blankie, and a new project?! I’ll be watching….
Adorable!