Fallen Leaves Slouch Hat

CO&FO: 11/24

Yarn: kid k365 merino King 50g/110m

70 wool/ 30 polyamide

Colorway: 03-lot 213-1

Hook: co with 5.00mm, switched to 7/0 towards last rep of 8-11, then end with 6/0

Hope Jasmine likes her gift. If not. I can always keep it!! 

Nov TKA project

CO date: Nov. 17 2013

Pattern: Bonbons

Knitting needle: 2.50mm circ knitpicks main (CO with 3.00mm to give arm more ease)

Color way: River rocked

Yarn: Socks that rock

Mods: 2 inch cuff to start and end. BO with 4/0 crochet hook (japanese )

FO date: Nov. 24, 2013

This knit might be one of the first project I've participated since joining TKA years ago.
Instead of making it into the handwarmer per the knitting pattern, I chose to make mods to make it more of a cuff/sleeve, a la Toast.

For two reasons, one, I didn't feel like challenging myself with the thumb hole and two, I like extended sleeves as I find my clothes shrink in size and the length of the sleeve shrinks.

I chose to use BMFA's socks that rock in medium weight, colorway, river rocked.

Although the pattern is an easy to remember 5 row rep, I continue to misconcentrate and mess up the pattern, I ended up frogging the second sleeve three or four times just so I can get the pattern repeat right. I normally am not too this meticulous, but it really bothered me leaving the pattern with a bit of mary flair, so I frogged without fear.

And I'm so glad I did.

The yarn frogged ok too. Even though I ripped and reknit it so many times. It was only a bit fuzzy, but still perfectly knitable. It's such a high quality yarn.

I still have plenty of yarn left, so hopefully it will be enough for a pair of matching socks.