This was something I knit months ago, after working up a couple of cowls that I discovered had been done before. I even had the resulting cowl pattern edited and paid the tech editor before I discovered that something else existed that was really close to what I thought was an "original" design.
But loving that whole slipped stitches thing, in this case a herringbone stitch, I put my thinking cap on and reworked the design into a top-down slouch cap instead. The swirl you see at the crown here took awhile to figure out and segue into the herringbone stitch but it was totally worth it.
This pink one is what I came up with using Mirasol Nuna (a medium weight merino/silk/bamboo blend). Since the time I made this pink one, I have made two more. Each with a different gauge of yarn.
So recently, when I got some Skinny Bugga! by Cephalopod Yarns (a fingering weight superwash sock yarn), and wondered what to do with it, I decided that the slip stitch pattern I used here would work well given the way it was dyed.
Anyway, here it is, blocking. This Red Eft colorway is to die for.
Meanwhile: I got to thinking about blocking and displaying knitted things.
Ever notice how many shawls you see displayed on trees?
On bushes?
Fences? (Notably chain-link, oy.)
Socks on fake feet?
Knits are notoriously hard to "display."
In my defense: Here's my Skinny Bugga! slipped stitch slouch cap sitting on top of a rice bowl on top of a vase on top of a patio table in the wind.
I will let you know when the pattern is ready. I plan on including two weights of yarn and a couple of sizes. This is intentionally over sized so it doesn't muck up my naturally curly hair.
P.S. If you think you notice a difference between the top picture and the bottom one, you're not delusional. The photographer in the house is not . . . in the house.
I bought a polystyrene head. Best £4 I ever spent. It's also great for blocking hats.
Posted by: Stitched Together | June 06, 2012 at 01:27 AM
I love that swirl! It looks great.
Posted by: Michelle | June 06, 2012 at 07:24 AM
Cannot wait for the pattern - I liked it the first time -really like it in the new yarn.
Posted by: patsy | June 06, 2012 at 08:21 AM
FABULOUS!! I was so happy to see that hat again. I cannot wait for this pattern. I love the way the bugga looks knit up in that hat. I cannot wait for this PATTERN!!!!
Posted by: Victoria | June 07, 2012 at 12:52 AM
Beautiful hat, I'm looking forward to the pattern.
I just read your last two posts and noticed that you love the color orange. You might really like a blog that I read that is written by a graphic designer. (howaboutorange.blogspot.com) Lots of fun little things and more orange eye candy than you can imagine.
Posted by: Susan | June 08, 2012 at 08:19 AM
How timely for me. I've had my eye on some Bugga, so I'm looking forward to the pattern release as an excuse to buy.
Posted by: Jennie | June 08, 2012 at 09:49 AM
Wow! Darn, not too long ago (two days more or less) I talked myself into not needing one more must have project to get to ... One question, since it is slipped does it take a considerably longer time?
I love that it's top down...less chance it becomes a ufo for me.
Posted by: NiCaam | June 11, 2012 at 12:52 AM
The photographer may not be in the house but you are doing a darn good job with that gunmetal gray tabletop and russet orange hat. Yum.
Posted by: Chloe | June 11, 2012 at 11:38 AM