This is the famous
Foliage hat. It's such a simple pattern, but the effect is great. I chose Lang Merino 70 Superwash yarn for this, which is a merino extrafine with a tiny bit (2%) strechy polyester mixed in. It's soft and is definitely a great choice for a hat.
With the left skein of yarn I decided to make a scarf/neckwarmer that would go with the hat. Initially I wanted to improvise and just use the foliage pattern for a scarf as well. But then I did not feel like thinking too much ;-), so I chose
Branching Out. The sentence that convinced me to go with this pattern was this: "Gauge is not crucial." This meant that I could stick with the same yarn I used for Foliage and have a matching scarf.
I knit both on 3.5mm/US 4 circulars (really, I use circulars for everything). I'm sure I'll use Foliage pattern again. After all, my sister also wanted a hat. ;-) I'm into accessories and want to knit loads of hats, mittens, wrist warmers, scarfs, etc. and totally dream of
this. Oh yeah, I still have a free wish for my birthday!
This is the famous Foliage hat. It's such a simple pattern, but the effect is great. I chose Lang Merino 70 Superwash yarn for this, which is a merino extrafine with a tiny bit (2%) strechy polyester mixed in. It's soft and is definitely a great choice for a hat.
With the left skein of yarn I decided to make a scarf/neckwarmer that would go with the hat. Initially I wanted to improvise and just use the foliage pattern for a scarf as well. But then I did not feel like thinking too much ;-), so I chose Branching Out. The sentence that convinced me to go with this pattern was this: "Gauge is not crucial." This meant that I could stick with the same yarn I used for Foliage and have a matching scarf.
I knit both on 3.5mm/US 4 circulars (really, I use circulars for everything). I'm sure I'll use Foliage pattern again. After all, my sister also wanted a hat. ;-) I'm into accessories and want to knit loads of hats, mittens, wrist warmers, scarfs, etc. and totally dream of this. Oh yeah, I still have a free wish for my birthday!
These both turned out great! I love the color too - which is probably bad because now I want to go buy this exact yarn and colorway!
ReplyDeleteWow, these are absolutely beautiful! I love the colour too!
ReplyDeleteMmm, looks beautiful and warm. The top view is especially intriguing!
ReplyDeleteI love both of those - I particularly enjoy the pretty creativity of the neckwarmer. How perfect are those buttons for it?!
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for the heads-up on that book. It looks really cool :)
both came out great, you can never go wrong with red!
ReplyDeleteyou definitely should get that book! I want way too many accessories now.
bitterpurl
They looks great! Warm, cozy, and very stylish with the texture.
ReplyDeleteCute! I love both the scarf and the hat. Great color too!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful !!! That color is fab.
ReplyDeleteI love the hat and matching scarf! Foliage really attracted me when I thought about making it, but there were no frontal pictures of how a person looks in it on the Knitty page. Does it fit the head quite snugly?
ReplyDeleteP.S. I love the fact that you added little buttons to the scarf.