chapeau

Not Whitemane's. Cuter. At least, I think so.
This was mr. rachface's second requested item-a hat to keep his head and ears toasty in the long awaited cold weather we're finally having. I knit it up out of my handspun. And not just any handspun, but my very own, very first handspun-plied no less.

I heart it in its own way, akin to a hat we might know as Jayne's.

There is no pattern. I swatched (!), cast on 2.5 stitches per inch of his head and rounded up, giving me 60 stitches. Then I followed the decreasing on this pattern. Roughly, as the stitch count was somewhat different.

Speaking of that pattern? My head was cold at work, so I pulled out the circular needles and ball of noro I carry around in my pocket for such times and knit a hat. Yes, I carry random balls of yarn around for impromptu projects. Hayley knows what I mean. I haven't taken a picture. But my head is warm.