Turn a Square hat

[elizabeth_mn]

I got a little distracted from my sweater and started this hat for my HB.



The pattern is Turn a Square from Jared Flood/Brooklyn Tweed.  Really, a pattern this simple is inspiration more than anything else.  The yarn used is Noro Silk Garden, which has a pretty distinctive look.  (The designer really seems to like Noro!)  My photo does not do it justice.

I'm using the aforementioned Noro (and some yummy plain brown wool) which I got from Borealis Yarns.  I bought them with my full punch card and now I feel like I am no longer obligated to shop there.  It's a fine shop, but they rarely have what I need, and I often find myself going there anyway.

I've been longing to use Noro for years, but I've always found it too scratchy.  I don't know if it has changed or if I have, but this one didn't feel too scratchy to me.

I didn't want to take any chances with the random color patterns, so I unwound the skein of Noro onto my swift to check the way the colors flowed before I chose where to begin.

It's just plain knitting but I am really enjoying it!  I've got about 4 stripes done now - I think there are 10 or 11 in the hat.

Comments

[undycat.livejournal.com]

out of curiosity, how does the selection at Borealis Too differ from the original Borealis?