Not super exciting, but this is a hat I knit and dyed for the boyfriend. I’m really happy with how it turned out, but you’re not really taking a risk when knitting a pattern with 600+ projects on Ravelry. It was a fun knit; the cables were interesting but easy, and the pattern has graceful crown decreases which in my opinion is the most important feature in a hat pattern. It drives me nutty when knitted hats just abandon or ruin their established pattern when you get to the crown decreases.
This is how it looked when I first finished; I made it out of Lion Brand Fishermen’s wool and then dyed it with Rit in wine and black. It turned out black, but in certain lights you can see the purply-red tones, and I think that’s awesome.
I think I might make a similar hat for myself but ombre-dye it. Wouldn’t that be the bee’s knees? I sure think so. By golly.
P.S. I apologize for the photobooth pictures. I’m lazy.
P.P.S. Funny theory: I think the boyfriend actually stages the placement of his hat sometimes, because almost every time we hang out it just happens to be sitting around where I can see it. Sweet, right? Cade is probably the most excellent knitted-gift receiver I know.
