Let me preface by saying I ADORE this pattern... It's so classy looking, and uses simple lace design along with a bulky yarn to make a sweet slouchy hat.
This pattern is great for seasoned knitters and adventurous newbies alike. The hat took me all of about two days working a few hours after work each night. But don't take too much stock in my speed since I'm a slightly OCD knitter (it has to get done perfectly - and fast!).
I ran across this pattern because a friend fell in love with this hat on ModCloth, but lamented her lack of funds to buy it. I volunteered to make my own version of it, and found the giftie hat to be the closest thing I could find. Actually, I think Giftie is prettier. :)
I used knitpicks new line of acrylic yarn: Brava in the bulky weight.
I chose White and Red:
I also added a large white pompom to the back, which i thought was adorably whimsical.
Here's a couple pics of my incarnation, one before the pompom:
About the Designer
Tanis Gray is such an amazing designer... her experience includes Yarn Editor for Vogue Knitting, Knit Simple, Knit.1, Yarn Market News and Debbie Bliss. She's also the author of Knit Local, which has been in my Amazon wishlist so long, I need to hurry up and order it!
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