Fall Foliage

Posted on | October 5, 2007 | 9 Comments

Pattern: Foliage by Emilee Mooney

Needles: US10.5 DPN’s; US10.5 16″ circ; US9 16″ circ

Yarn: Sadly, I don’t know! This yarn was gifted to me by sweet Mel of The Remarkable Cow as part of an SP exchange, maybe she will remember? The indication of how much I like this yarn it is that I wasted absolutely no time in winding it – I wanted it to be ready to go to knit a lovely fall hat and started looking for the right pattern (this was 2 years ago now, I think); the band has long since been lost or is somewhere to be found years hence when the the stash area is completely emptied in a mad cleaning or moving frenzy. And the yarn sat – there were many great hat patterns, but I just couldn’t settle on one. It eventually got tucked away in the stash, but I kept it in the back of my mind. When I saw Emilee’s great pattern I loved it instantly, and knew that this was the hat the yarn longed to be! The thick and thin nature of it obscures the lace pattern just a bit, but I think that it shows off the yarn to great advantage.

Gauge: Don’t know, didn’t bother checking (sensing a trend?) At least it was a conscious decision this time.

Mods: The hat is just a smidge big (it fits Tad!) – see gauge above. I certainly could have re-knit it a bit smaller, but I liked the way the yarn behaved with the stitch pattern at this gauge, enough not to worry about it anyway (yeah, and I was lazy). I ripped back a couple rows of ribbing so it wouldn’t cover my eyes, and in the bits that I have worn it about the house since, I have worn the front brim rolled just a bit. I had a small amount of yarn left over and couldn’t bear not to use it, so it became leafy tassels for the top of the hat.

Verdict: I LOVE it! Now I’m just waiting for some cool days – I can’t wait to actually wear it outside!

It’s taken me over a week to post on this great pattern – Of the 168 (!) pictures that I took, I wasn’t truly happy with any of them. I had trouble weeding through and finding one that showed off the pattern to it’s best advantage, but was also (relatively) flattering to the wearer. And due to more projected highs in the 90′s for the next week, I’m not sure that I have it in me to don a warm wooly hat to try to get some better pictures outdoors.

So, would you like to see the blooper reel?

Well, anyway *sigh*. I need to fix that damn chipped paint – or learn photoshop.

I love my new hat – even if I can’t seem to get it in the picture :)

Happy Fall everybody – hope you are having a little bit of it whereever you are!
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