My quickest FO to date..
I want to first thank everyone for all of their kind complements on my Nana's jacket. :) I am very pleased with the results and it was so nice to read all of your nice words. :)
This afternoon, I went over to Patricia's for a knitting/spinning/dinner party and I had such a great time. We got to spend some time with Judy and heard more about her trip to China/Taiwan/Philippines. We had a yummy appetizer with capers and smoked salmon and a wonderful dinner of homemade rolls, homemade jam, and a delicious casserole. It was so much fun. Thank you so much Patricia!
This morning, I saw this blog post and decided that I had to have one too. After work, I quickly stopped by Springwater to pick up some supplies (helped graciously by the wonderful Nina) to make this at Patricia's:
Pattern: "The Republic" pattern found here by Nik's Knits (pattern inspiration is from the Banana Republic Fall'06 line.)
Cost: $8! (not including needles)
Banana Republic's Cost: $48 plus shipping!
Yarn: Elizabeth Lavold's Angora (60% angora, 20% wool, 20% polyamide) 1 skein (barely)
Colorway: Peacock Blue
Needles: US 10 16" circular and US 10 DPNs
Time to knit: 3 hours
Verdict: Love this hat! It was so quick to make and it would be fun to play with different buttons. I will definately be making this again.
15 comments:
Super cute! I love it.
Beautiful hat! The colour really suits you.
That was fast!
Good God, girl! You were serious about getting that hat done. It looks great. I can't believe it only took one skein. Oh yeah, IRYB :)
Oh so fun! and so cute on you too! What a quickie project. I hope to make one of these too.
Love that angora! (love Springwater too!)
Well, that hat rocks -- thanks for the link! And Nik also has the Irish Hiking hat pattern on her sidebar, which I've been looking for, so I got a two-fer! Thanks! :-)
Me again. Just went to the Banana Republic site to look at their version of the hat. I'm a little suspicious -- in their description, they call it "wool/cashmere", but below that, they say it's "100% cashmere". I wonder....
In any case, I wouldn't buy it from them anyway -- I can knit it up for less!
I love fast knits! It looks great!
I'm glad you liked my pattern, hon. And it looks cute on you :D
And thanks for helping to spread the word about it. There are many people who've downloaded it, and I'm sure you're partly responsible for that ;D
I'd love to post a pic of your finished cap. May I?
What a great hat! I looks so good on you. the button is the perfect touch.
That's a really cute hat and a bargain to boot!
awesome hat! makes me want to try again and make one that actually fits.
Yay! You finished it! Looks great, and great photos, of course.
Glad you had a good time! Can't wait to do it again.
What a quick knit this hat was, and it turned out absolutely awesome! It looks so fantastic on you, and seems to have the perfect fit - great! Hm... I feel a little itching in my fingers... guess they want to try this too! ;)
Looks great. I just looked at that pattern for a quick Christmas gift. Ended up making and even faster one, is that possible?
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