I'm so pleased to introduce the Confection Hat, published in the Winter issue of Knitcircus. The idea for this hat came about as I was leaving work one day and saw a young woman walking ahead of me. She was wearing a spectacular slouchy hat. I must admit that I followed her for as long as I possibly could to capture every detail. Her hat featured an entirely different texture, but the shaping by gathering was what most intrigued me. I went straight home and found a drapey worsted weight yarn and put together a simple lace pattern with reverse stockinette tucks. I added graduated tiers of lace and tucks, topped with a fun pompom. Wear the gathers to the back or side. The pattern comes in a full size range from Baby to Adult Large. The hat can be finished in no time and makes a gorgeous accessory to give away or keep for yourself.
The hat uses 2 balls of Valley Yarns Northfield and #6 needles. A crochet hook was used to make the gathering cord, although you could replace it with i-cord or a purchased ribbon. The yarn has a nice drape and lovely stitch definition. The hat is meant to be loose-fitting with the gathers taking up some of the extra ease.
I had a lot of fun designing this hat. I went through a few different iterations on this one before arriving at the final product. I wanted to show a couple of pics of the original. The design is fairly different from the final version but this shows how I had envisioned the hat being worn as an alternative to the magazine pics--lower on the head in more of a slouchy cloche way. I'm especially fond of wearing the gathers in the back.
I'm also giving away a copy of the Winter pattern collection and subscription to Knitcircus. Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win. Be sure to leave an email address so that I'll have a way to contact you. I'll use the random number generator to pick the winners on Monday.
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Love the hat! This issue was amazing...your hat included! I like the way you wear it w/the gather in the back. Oh and the stalking story that goes with it! LOL!
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What a fun hat! wordlily AT gmail DOT com
ReplyDeleteWow, that is so cool! I've never seen a hat like that! It's so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that hat! It feminane and so PRETTY!
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That hat is SO adorable! I may just have to make one for my sister's birthday. I think she'd love it. Thanks for the chance to win. :-) bookgeekgirl at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of wearing it more like a scrunchy cloche. :-) I saw it last night when Knitcircus went live, and thought it was adorable. One of my knitting group friends has a pattern in there, too so I was waiting for the release! Thanks for offering the giveaway. That's very generous of you.
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Awesome hat! I love making the slouchy hats. Will go take a look see in your Ravelry store, you have a great design here. :)
ReplyDeleteThe hat is adorable! I've bought a copy of this issue of KnitCircus and am looking forward to knitting a number of the patterns.
ReplyDeleteThe hat is wonderful! I would love to make it for a friend who is undergoing chemo.
ReplyDeleteThe Confection hat is awesome. I've been looking around for a new hat pattern for this winter. I think this is the one.
ReplyDeleteIt's completely adorable. I am seriously wondering about that original, where was it from, etc. But wow so glad you took notice. Fun giveaway.
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I think I'm going to knit this hat for my SIL. She'd love it!. Awesome give-away. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteI love this hat! Already in my queue! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning, remindes me of my daughters time doing Nutcracker ballet.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm also fond of wearing the gather in the back. Very fun hat!
ReplyDeleteKnitting for chemo . . . adjustable is always welcome.
ReplyDeleteGreat hat!! And thanks for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great hat....and thanks for such a great giveaway
ReplyDeletethat hat is spectacular sara! don't enter me into the giveaway as i do not knit but i do wish i did!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the new pattern. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteThis hat is so cute! I think it would make an awesome gift! shimacrema @ aol
ReplyDeleteWoo!! It's a super adorable hat. Congratulations, Sara! You are becoming quite the accomplished designer!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable hat! Just today I told my hubby that now that I have everyone else's hats done, it's time to make mine but I don't know what I want it to look like! Now I do! Too cute! :) s_franks4 at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteFound your designs on the Shawl Lover's group on Rav. Love looking at your stuff. Ditto for the contest =)
ReplyDeleteI like your earlier version MUCH better than the one in the photos above. I like the gathers in the back too.
ReplyDeleteI love the look of this hat. While I was wondering whether I would wear one like this, I scrolled down and saw the pics of the original, and I love it even more than the pics in the magazine. I would definitely like to knit this.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love this hat! Well done. It's so unique, I've not seen anything like it. And while I understand why Knitcircus photographed your hat in that manner, I much prefer the way you wear it. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI knew your designer name sounded familiar. I tested Walden for you a couple years ago. My aunt really enjoyed receiving that shawl. You've come up with another great pattern!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful hat pattern. I love knit circus! Congratulations on having your pattern highlighted! Thats fabulous! Thank-you for having
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that's a cute hat! I love it! congratulations!
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Congratulations! :)
ReplyDeleteCute pattern! I'm going to look for the mag on the newsstand. -tjustus at sprynet dot com
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tracy! Actually the magazine is a web publication only. You'd purchase the pattern collection and they'd send it to you as a PDF. Just wanted to clarify. --Sara
ReplyDeleteCongrats on all the recent publications! Can't wait to see your Jellyfish scarf.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you're wearing the Confection Hat way better than how they shot it in the magazine. The gathers down the back are really cute.
What a cute hat pattern! Congratulations. I agree with the others that it looks better how you're wearing it!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your pattern! I must admit that I like the way you wear it better than the way it's styled in the mag, but it does show some versatility, which in my opinion is a really great thing in a pattern.
ReplyDeleteYou really got me with this pattern. So, please, pick me!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you persevered! It's a super cute hat!
ReplyDeleteLove the pattern! I'd love a copy of Knitircus!
ReplyDeleteCute pattern!
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