Project Specs
Pattern: Foliage by Emilee Mooney
Pattern Source: Knitty, Fall 2007
Yarn: Malabrigo Merino Worsted in Lettuce, 56 g (116 yards)
Needles: US 7 Clover Bamboo DPNs, US 7 and US 5 16” circular needles
Finished Size: Version 2 (smaller gauge, worsted weight version)
Date started: 3-25-08
Date completed: 3-26-08
Modifications: Instead of working first two rows flat then seaming hole at the end, CO 4 sts, join in round and kfb all sts. Then continue with crown shaping.
See it on Ravelry!
Finally, after almost a whole month of being jealous of all of Alice’s great Malabrigo knits, I finally joined in on the Malabrigo March madness! I’m really glad that I knit this when I did, because this hat just screams Spring to me. The weather here has been beautifully sunny but still pretty cold, so I still have plenty of time to wear this hat before heat and humidity roll in. The combination of the perfect colored green and just right warmth of this hat gets me really excited for my favorite season!
This hat is worked from the top down, which is a technique I had never tried. The pattern calls for the first two rows to be knit flat, then seamed at the very end. I tried knitting the top of the hat several ways and thought that it looked best when I CO 4 sts, joined in the round and kfb all sts, completely skipping the first knit round. Other than that minor change, I knit the pattern as written and couldn’t be happier with how it turned out! It’s really stretchy, warm, and the perfect length. I decided not to block it because I really like the texture which Alice says looks like scales… I think it looks more like an artichoke!
I think this would be a great project for someone who has never knit lace before and may be a little intimidated by the technique. Working in worsted weight makes it so easy to read the stitches to see what you’ve done and where you should be going next. Also the rows aren’t too long so if you find a mistake it doesn’t take an insane amount of time to backtrack. I haven’t knit lace in a pretty long time, and knitting this hat has really got me wanting to get back into it. I plan to cast on a lace shawl or scarf by the end of the month if everything goes as planned!
Lastly I wanted to let you know that
JenniO is raffling off 10 skeins of Malabrigo Silky Merino to raise money for breast cancer research. All of the details can be found
here.
Comments
Pretty pretty!
Ooh! so pretty! so green!
Beautiful hat! Beautiful color!
That is my favorite shade of green, I am so glad it's becoming more popular in yarns! Gorgeous hat, too :)
That is indeed the perfect spring hat!
Wow, a great combo of yarn and pattern. Well done!
It's gorgeous! It's also gone straight into my Ravelry queue :) I've got 3 skeins of Malabrigo in Lettuce that have been waiting for the perfect project. This should take care of one of the skeins :)
wow! What a great combination of yarn and pattern. It really looks great. You guys are making me twitch with all this malabrigo!
Very nice! Luv the detail shots!
Lettuce is one of my fav colors in Mal! ;o)
I think it looks beautiful - great color!
What a perfect name for that color, and it looks great on you. I hope you get a little extra wear out of it before the weather warms up too much.
I LOVE IT! I love that color!
Such a pretty hat and a lovely green.
Love it and love that it's green. :)
Artichoke is the perfect way to describe it. It reminds me of the decor in a restauraunt near my house called the "roasted artichoke."
What I'm saying is, I love the color!
Your driving me crazy with all the Malabrigo - but in a totally good way :)
It is the perfect come-on spring hat!
Gorgeous hat! That pattern's on my to-knit list -- I'll keep you modification in mind.
How the heck do you keep knitting at such an alarming pace?! I am in awe!
wow, that is a beautiful hat. i love the color!
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