slouchy-pom hat pattern

Finally! The slouchy-pom hat pattern is ready for sale! :) A special thanks to my pal Kasi for being an excellent model for the official photo shoot!

$4.00 USD

The slouchy-pom pattern is just for the hat. the mitts are a slight modification of the fantabulous pattern, Raspberry Mitts. I'll try to get the details of my modifications up on Ravelry soon.

The slouchy-pom hat takes one skein of Cascade Eco Duo, a beautifully soft and fluffy alpaca yarn. It sheds a bit, but creates a superbly interesting fabric.

Such a simple hat pattern can be modified in several ways - fair isle, stripes, embellishments like embroidery or buttons. The possibilities are endless! It's always my hope that people will take what I've created and make it their own. This is one of the best parts of knitting!

Customize your slouchy-pom hats! I can't wait to see the different versions people create.

  $4.00 USD

Pattern Preview: Slouchy Pom Hat

Here's a preview of my Slouchy Pom Hat, which I'm almost ready to publish...

  

Slouchy Pom Hat Prototype

This past weekend I spotted the cutest hat at Urban Outfitters. Of course, there were many things I'd change about it if I were knitting it myself. I knew that this simple hat was something I could recreate on my own terms with little to no fuss, so I added to my list of "things I must design" for the near future.

Here's the hat I saw at Urban. It just so happens that I was in need of a simple project for my book club meeting tonight, so I made my first trip to Loopy Yarns, which was quite pleasant. It's funny that I've lived in Chicago for 3.5 years now and I somehow had never made it to Loopy. They have a great selection everyone was super nice to me.

I purchased some lovely Cascade Eco Duo - a 70% undyed baby alpaca, 30% undyed merino wool blend that knits up to 18 sts per 4" on a US8 (6mm). Gorgeous. Just gorgeous.

Yes, I know. The picture leaves much to the imagination. It's 11:30pm and I'm tired, OK? This is the best that my little ole iPhone 3G has to offer at this time :)

Anyway, it's fuzzy and lovely. You'll just have to take my word for it.

I chose a US 10 needle to knit up the hat because I intended for it to be slouchy. My test swatch revealed that I got 5 sts per inch in a k3,p2 rib. So I cast on and began this beauty.

Starting at 7pm, and it's now 11:30pm and I almost have an entire hat! I began decreasing for the crown, and I'm ready to switch to dpns, but I think it's bedtime! The rest will have to be unveiled at a later date...

Until then, here's a peek: