Heladas Hat

I released my latest pattern a few weeks ago. I am just now getting around to blogging about it! It’s a two color hat with an interesting brim. By lifting a stitch in the contrasting color, a lattice reminiscent of frost on a window is created. Heladas means “frost” in Spanish. It’s pronounced [ay-lah-dus] beginning with “hay” without the “h”.

 

The hat starts out with a garter-striped edge. The brim continues with the elongated stitch worked in the contrasting color, which is carried across the front instead of the back. The brim is finished with a repeat of the garter stripes and then the main body and the crown of the hat are worked in a pinstripe, slipped stitch pattern. If you don’t care for the pinstripes, work the top in your main color only.

It’s a quick, interesting knit that gives you a warm and cozy hat!

Specs:

Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Sport in Sapphire Heather (MC) and Wonderland Heather (CC). I used 1 ball of the main color to knit the medium size, but I had very little left. I suggest buying a second ball for insurance.

Needles: US size 3, 3.25mm 16 inch circulars and DPNs

Gauge: 24 sts/32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

Sizes available: Adult Small [Medium, Large]

Measurements: 18[20, 22] inch circumference

 

                                                 

                                                 for $4.50

 

 

Tiger says, “Okay, fine…I like the hat because it has stripes…now, would you please get that thing out of my face?”

Comments

[pdxknitterati/MicheleLB]

That's a very cute hat! I'm just finishing a hat over here, too.

Tigger: I've known and had lots of cats with M's on their foreheads, but you have a W! I've never seen that before...

[Beverly]

Ha! Yes, it is funny how he has a "W" instead of an "M"....I used to say during the last decade that he was NOT a republican despite the "W". Oh...and it stands for "Where's my dinner?" instead of "Meow".

Thanks for the compliment on my hat!

[Lina]

So cute! I love the blue and white together.

And Tiger, as usual, is right... you should let him nap in peace! ;)