Saturday, June 26, 2010

Ella - An Entrelac Hat

Pattern:  Hip Hop Hats
Yarn:  Lamb's Pride - approx. 120 yds. chunky
Needles:  10 1/2 dps

I love this entrelac hat. It was a quick knit and completed in a weekend of casual knitting.

I highly recommend this book.  Many, many hat patterns that I like.  I purchased it with my 40% off coupon at JoAnn's.


I had the novel idea of knitting a swatch in the future as I wish this hat were a “little deeper”. Unless it’s a sweater or something very time-consuming or special, I don’t swatch. Bad!, bad, bad!!!! That’s how knitters become such “gifting” people.
If it doesn’t fit us, it’s bound to fit someone, right? 

Entrelac falls in the category of modular knitting.  If you have a lot of yarn "nuggets", modular knitting is a great way to use them up.  Consider a pair of entrelac socks, scarf, mittens, etc.

Now isn't this an interesting way to mend or repair your handknits! 

I bet Deb could easily do this with her supply of needles that are collected like crayons.

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Happy Knitting!

5 comments:

  1. I love that hat! I have some Nashua Geologie that I think would work up into a great hat like that one. Must check out the book, too!

    BTW, love your new banner!

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  2. Great hat! The needle felting for repairing works wonderfully. I've used it on my clogs.

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  3. Oh be still my heart! LOL! I love all those crayons/needles. What a terrific hat! I've knitted a couple of Entrelac dishcloths, they're fun, but they take a lot of concentration, so that you don't lose your place where you're knitting. I guess I'll have to check out that book, too!

    I love the Post-It Note Dad. I sent the link to my nephew who just became a new dad in Mar. Thanks.

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  4. That hat is ADORABLE! I'm not sure I would wear my sweater with a needle-felted patch, but it's a good option, and if I could match the color of the wool well enough, it might be not bad at all! I've got just the candidate in mind, actually -- a dark brown sweater that I love that has sprung a few little holes.

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  5. What a cute hat! I've actually never seen entrelac done with only one color but I like it a lot.

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