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| Do you know how hard it is to model a warm toque when your Aster flowers have only just bloomed? VERY HARD. |
Remember when I mentioned this toque (#6) in my
WiP Name and Shame post? It's the
Fuego Hat pattern by Justyna Lorkowska, knit out of this scrumptious merino wool/cashmere yarn my best buddy sent me for my birthday last March. (And I actually finished it a couple of weeks ago, but stalled in taking photos.) I love both the pattern and this yummy yarn...
...but I don't know if I like them together.
I thought it was a match made in heaven, but in reality, the recommended pattern gauge seems too loose for this yarn, and the beautiful range of colours in this tonal yarn seems to overpower the pattern. :(
It drapes beautifully though, so it's perfectly slouchy, even when I wear it down over my forehead and ears. This is the way I always wear toques because I live in a place with Cold Winters and thus necessary, and most slouchy toques tend to not be slouchy when you do that.
Sorry for the crummy photos, guys. Hats are hard to photograph, especially with a timer only. I don't know how Michelle
does it over and
over and
over again. You are a talented woman, my friend.
Here's my
Ravelry project page, btw!
That looks like a great hat! I live in a land of Cold Winters as well, so I constantly find myself adding length to hats so they're still adequately slouchy even when I have them pulled as low as they can go. Hopefully you'll get a lot of good wear out of this-the colors are gorgeous, and that fabric looks so soft!
ReplyDeleteThe fabric is SO SOFT, and so lovely to wear! I wore it this weekend while salmon fishing in Haines, and while it slid a little bit while I was gutting a fish (of course it'd start to slide just then), it mostly held on great and kept me warm without feeling stifling! And so cozy that I didn't want to take it off even when it was too warm for it. It makes me almost want winter here now! EXCEPT NOT BECAUSE I'M NOT READY YET.
DeleteI love it like mad.I have several raspberry berets (not the ind you find in a second and store!) made from velvet with silk linings that I made cos I love making them and wearing them. I was heavily influenced by Rickie Lee Jones as a teenager!
ReplyDeleteThose sound like lovely hats!
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