Fair Isle

This pattern is from Boutique Knits (book previously mentioned). Its a fair isle hat in 3 colors. This was my first project in fair isle. Once I got used to all the strands of yarn, it was quite easy. The first hat I knit in gray ecowool and remnants of pink from the berry bobble hat and green from the brick tea cozy. The second hat was knit with the same yarns but I used the pink for the main color in the pattern and green for the trim. The green is pretty light and does not show up well against the gray, but I did not realize this until the hat was knit up, because when I had the balls of yarn side by side the color was quite pronounced. But, I think they still look quite nice and they only took me about 2 days each to make.

Anyway, I like the pattern and the size and shape of the hat. Some hat patterns turn out so strangely.... just the other day I knit a hat using Debbie Bliss baby beret pattern and Paton's bamboo/acrylic blend yarn. The shape is so strange! The bottom ribbed portion is small (but large enough to fit a baby's head... I made it to fit a 3-6 mo old) but the hat is so long (or deep rather) from the top to bottom with a pointy top and I made a pom pon for the top but it just looks like a weird shaped golf beret or something. Anyway, I originally made it for one of Jeff's pregnant co-workers, but it is not suitable for actual wear and is not a good example of my knitting ability! So, I put it on my pottery barn bear. I need to find a better pattern for a baby hat and matching booties.