FO - Koolhaas Hat

[justplaincharlotte]

Really gorgeous!

[auburnchick]

Your hat is gorgeous. I just made one (alas, out of cheap yarn). . .it is my very first hat! I agree with you that the top is gorgeous. I really had to take the plunge of faith to choose this for my first hat, but it worked (after much frogging and questioning my sanity). I’m new to this forum as of this evening; I look forward to reading, learning, and eventually contributing!

Wow! You made this as your first hat? I am impressed!

Welcome to KnittingHelp. I’ve made lifelong friends here. This is a very warm, friendly place. You’re going to love it here!

[cheley]

Wow! You made this as your first hat? I am impressed!

Welcome to KnittingHelp. I’ve made lifelong friends here. This is a very warm, friendly place. You’re going to love it here!

Wow amazing! very beautiful…I love cables…and I had to giggle when you said " I had to use a cable needle"…I am a long time knitter and I have always used a cable needle so for a beginner who doesn’t usually use a cable needle how awesome!!! Beautiful work…well done:thumbsup:

[simplicity]

Another finished project!

This one is for me. :angelgrin:

A long time ago, I fell in love with the Koolhaas Hat. You can purchase the pattern [COLOR=SeaGreen][B]here[/B][/COLOR].

Then, I received a gift certificate for [B][COLOR=Blue]Kaleidoscope Yarns[/COLOR][/B] and went in search of something nice to buy.

I bought two skeins of Blue Sky Alpaca Silk. The color is “Peapod,” #141. You can read about the yarn [COLOR=Red][B]here[/B][/COLOR]. Oh man, is it soft! Here’s a picture of the pre-knit up yarn:

I went hunting for patterns on Ravelry before I bought the yarn and saw that someone had used it to make the Koolhaas Hat.

Bingo! The perfect match!

So, like the other person, I doubled the yarn (hence my purchase of two skeins) and cast on this project on 9/13…finishing tonight (9/19). I used up 85g of my yarn (each skein is 50g).

Getting started was a challenge because I didn’t have DPNs that were the right size, nor the 16" cable. However, I decided to use Magic Loop. The pattern works absolutely fine done this way. Whew!

The pattern is not hard, if you are comfortable doing cable work. However, the slickness of the yarn made it impossible to do the cables without cable needles. What a chore! :wall:

I persevered and am really glad I did. The top of the hat, IMHO, is gorgeous! This pattern is smartly written, despite my aggravation with the cables.

I’m pleased because although I didn’t do a gauge swatch , the hat came out the perfect size for me, proving there’s a first time for everything. :woot:

On to the pictures!

The yarn is actually a darker color. Maybe a sage color? The next picture was taken with the flash on. I tried to fix it, but oh well.

And a view of the top…

Thanks for looking!

Beautiful!

[simplicity]

Beautiful hat, yarn and color!

[dreamsherl]

Yes, I thought so. The directions are clearly written. You just have to trust them…that it will work out. You also get to a point where you can tell what stitches you need to do and if you’ve made a mistake.

Good luck!

I love your Koolhaas. Your color choice is a fave of mine. I do agree with you “The directions are clearly written. You just have to trust them…that it will work out.” When I allowed myself to trust the directions, everything came out perfectly.

[auburnchick]

Wow amazing! very beautiful…I love cables…and I had to giggle when you said " I had to use a cable needle"…I am a long time knitter and I have always used a cable needle so for a beginner who doesn’t usually use a cable needle how awesome!!! Beautiful work…well done:thumbsup:

I’m laughing at your comments about MY comments. I made that hat three years ago. I’m a much more experienced knitter now. Isn’t it interesting to go back and see how far we’ve traveled?