FO: Graham

Being a monogamous knitter can have its drawbacks. While I knit sweaters, I will usually have a portable project going as well, but when I finish I decide that it's time to focus my energy and finish my large project. As a result, I haven't tended to have another project going when I finish my sweater, leaving me with knitting hangover. Predictably, when I finished my Gemini tee last week, I had a bad knitting hangover. I wanted something to work on, but I just could not find anything that really caught my attention. It's summer and I don't have many "summer" yarns; there are few items I will need this winter. I thought about working on some Christmas presents, but I wasn't ready to give a project the attention to detail a gift needs. I needed something mindless and quick.


Thus I present, the Graham hat:

The yarn is Malabrigo worsted. I lost the ball band, but as best I can tell, the color is Periwinkle. I bought this yarn all the way back in 2011 to make a hat for a friend, then decided to use some Knit Picks yarn instead. I love my Rikke hat, knit in Rios, but it's starting to look a little ragged (it needs a date with a sweater stone), so I decided to make another hat. It's really slouchy and the color is a really nice jewel tone purple. I'm trying to add more cohesion to my wardrobe by paring it down to neutrals and jewel tones, so I think this hat will be a go-to for me this winter. It also did an excellent job of curing me of my sweater hangover, and I immediately cast on for some Jaywalker socks when it was finished.



The yarn is KP Felici in Tiki and I have also had it since 2010-2011 as best I can tell. I have a lot of self-striping yarn in the stash so I am attempting to use up some of it. I just completed the heel turn, using the Fish Lips Kiss heel method for the first time. I haven't tried it on yet, but it looks promising! What are you working on today?