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.
How cute! Great job on the colorwork, as always.
Posted by: textillian | January 26, 2009 at 06:53 AM
i don't see a blip. what blip? it's a gorgeous hat!
Posted by: opal | January 26, 2009 at 11:49 PM
sooo beautiful
Posted by: carolyn | January 27, 2009 at 08:03 AM
I love that hat, very nice Fair Isle.
Posted by: Rockymoreno | January 27, 2009 at 11:02 AM