Lacy Springy Slouchy Hat

Well, I've been slacking on this whole blog thing. It was bound to happen sooner or later, and I think a busy summer is a pretty good excuse. But I'm here to play catch up now!

I started eyeing the Dream in Color Starry as soon as it came into So Much Yarn but it was a bit expensive for me. When it turned out to be the yarn of choice to put on sale for the Yarn Store Tour, I jumped right on it.

It wasn't soft enough for me for a scarf, so I chose a slouchy hat pattern instead -- 107-15 Hat by DROPS design. As it turns out, I had the wrong size yarn and calling it a "pattern" is really pretty generous. So I used some knowledge gained with the Sockhead Hat and made the rest up.

I used US3 for the band and decided just to stick with that size through the body (instead of going up a size as written in the pattern). I cast on 130 and knit 2” of K2/P3 ribbing. I knit the lace pattern for about 6.5” after that.

I changed up the top of the hat a bit too. The pattern calls for garter stitch, which I thought was rather strange. So, I did stockinette stitch instead and I’m glad I did. I decreased 10x evenly a few times, then K2tog for a few rows, then pulled everything together!

A note about the yarn: it totally dyed my fingers and needles as I worked with it. Washing my hands did the trick, but it was still a bit annoying. Everyone else I’ve talked to said they never had this problem… strange.

Yarn:
Dream in Color Starry (98% Merino, 2% Metallic)
1 skein Black Pearl

Needles:
US3 (3.25mm) circular needle