You may have heard that there's a little snow storm moving through the Northeast? It started mid-morning here yesterday and continued through last night. Here's what our backyard looks like this morning:
Those prints in the middle are from Rainbow walking over to the deck (to the right of the yard) to do her science homework last night -- really! This was the assignment she was given yesterday:
She is grimacing here not because she wasn't enjoying herself but because the snow was falling in her face! After making this snow angel, she helped the Mister to shovel before dinner, but the snow was falling so fast yesterday evening that by the time I took out the trash after dinner, another 1-2 inches had fallen. I saw at least one report that snowfall totals in the city ranged from 9-13 inches; a bit later this morning, I will head out for a walk and judge for myself.
The snow is finished here, though it's still falling in many other areas of the Northeast and it's certainly still cold outside. That weather calls for a new hat pattern, wouldn't you say? Meet my newest pattern, and my last one for the year, the Chevroche Hat:
It was designed to coordinate with the cowl I released at the beginning of the month and uses the same yarn, Marianated Yarns Playtime Worsted in Maple Pecan and Sandstorm. Like the cowl, it uses brioche increases and decreases to create bias in the fabric, but in the hat, that shaping is strategically done at four points to create a silhouette that perfectly covers the ears and frames the face.
The crown is worked in a single color, with decreases in four wedges that meet at a point. My geometry-loving self was tickled by how well it worked out.
The hat has been graded to five sizes, from baby to adult large, and has been tech edited and test knit.
The pattern is available on Ravelry and on Payhip, and it's $1 off full price through the end of Christmas Eve with the coupon code EARFLAPS (the same code will work on both sites). Hope you like it!
As soon as this page opened, I knew I'd spotted a hat to go with your brioche cowl! Such a great idea. Loving Rainbow's science homework :) Your backyard looks so cozy blanketed in fresh snow! Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI love when designing produces knitwear that is both practical (great ear coverage) and beautiful. Great job on this hat!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful hat! And that snow - oh my. I heard most schools are doing away with snow days because they have remote learning. I totally understand but snow days once in a while are such a gift.
ReplyDeleteI love the hat! And Rainbow's science homework wins the week for me! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful hat! Enjoy your snow....wish it was here.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on a new design. Enjoy the snow and stay warm. Our snow - about three inches - began melting today. I prefer the snow cover so I am a little jealous of the snow in the northeast.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you ended up with more snow than we did (believe we got 6-8"). Beautiful hat Sarah!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on another awesome design! at some point we're going to need to talk about how your geometry loving self followed the career path you're on!
ReplyDeleteI have already admired your hat on ravelry, and it looks so good in a hat! Wow. Like, sophisticated, but not too "Over-the-top", I have felt that this can sometimes happen with brioche hats. And you can STILL making it as funky as you like, depending on your colour choices!! It's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAlso - thank you so much for this backyard picture. As someone who never got to make a snow angel, this is something that made me really happy.