As autumn has settled in there has been some final harvesting. And perhaps the final hat. You just never know.
It’s made of an alpaca yarn left over when my mother-out-law made a vest, and some eucalyptus dyed handspun alpaca. It has already gone to a happy new home as a birthday gift.
My colour work still needs some practice. In my efforts not to pull too tightly on the floats I have some overly loose stitches. But actually, I think this turned out really well. I loved the pattern at first sight. It’s the passerine hat by Erica Heusser. Somehow the crown on mine looks totally different to all of her images (and I see the same result in some other people’s versions on Ravelry). But it is not a problem of any kind. It’s a completely charming design and I’d knit it again, except that I seem to have moved on from hats for now and I am working on another project that needs to get knit, because autumn is moving all too quickly into winter!
Local & Bespoke 
Love this hat, might have to get the pattern.
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That is just how I felt when I saw it!
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Awesome hat!!
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Isn’t it a great design?
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It is. Reminds me of birds on a phone line ….. which for some reason is always a sight that causes me to pause and smile.
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It’s evocative, isn’t it? Clearly the designer and you both have happy associations with perching birds….
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Very pretty! And nice how the hat crown echoes the squash in the top photo…purely intentional, I’m sure!
: )
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You know, I didn’t have that thought even once? But I was so entertained by it once you mentioned it 🙂
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