Ethan's Hat

Here is the hat I knitted for Ethan, the 2-year old son of our neighbors, Nathalie and Nicolas.  They were very kind to deliver dog toys to Caitlin and Colin for Christmas, and I completed this hat for Ethan just after the holidays.  The pattern is from my favorite hat book, Hats On! by Charlene Schurch.  It is the Lusekofte pattern I knitted for my nephews, but with the zigzag design instead of the X design.  I used Knit Picks Swish Worsted in Red Pepper and Bare with size 6 Addi Turbo needles (16" and 32" for the crown using the Magic Loop).  I placed the jog in the middle and you can see the joining blip on the cast-on edge.  The jog moves from right to left starting in the white row above this blip.  I move the beginning of the round to the left one stitch after each round, even when there is a solid color round.  This technique leaves some stretched stitches in its wake and every few rounds I go back and adjust them accordingly.  It's a little extra effort and well worth it to eliminate the jog.

Comments

[textillian]

How cute! Great job on the colorwork, as always.

[opal]

i don't see a blip. what blip? it's a gorgeous hat!

[carolyn]

sooo beautiful

[Rockymoreno]

I love that hat, very nice Fair Isle.