I wore my spring toque for the first time two days ago since the weather was finally nice. I know the sky in this picture looks pretty menacing (and it did rain and get pretty windy later that night) but when I was outside it was perfect: sorta sunny, not cold, no breeze. And I'd just gotten a free lunch from the library employee appreciation luncheon.
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| Grumpy clouds, but a happy hat! Made from 52% bamboo, 43% merino wool, and 5% combed silk |
I am particularly pleased with this hat, because I knit it up in a day and a half and was super disappointed. I wanted a slouchy hat to wear in the spring and what I got was a super tight beanie. My gauge was right, but it just wasn't how I imagined it turning out. I didn't want to block it because I was afraid if I pinned it to my blocking board that I would get creases or it wouldn't be the right shape anymore. But then! Ravelry to the rescue! I sent a woman who had also made this hat a message asking how she got her hat to be so slouchy. She did block her hat, but rather than pining it to a board, she stretched it over a dinner plate. Genius. And now I have a slouchy hat.
Even better? Lauren M. wants one too!
Want to be my Ravelry friend? My Rav name is kmknittinsmitten.
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