FO: Machu Picchu Earflap-less Hat

ArtLady1981 · 01-23-2009, 04:17 PM

My DH likes hats that have a 'native' look. Merigold's husband is really great at designing his own "cultural" hats, but alas, I'm not that inventive. I found a pattern on Ravelry called the Machu Picchu Earflap Hat. My husband loves the two color design work, but not the flaps, so I left them out. Earflaps are a young thing, my DH is not.

The pattern uses bulky yarn, so this project took one day.
Elann's Peruvian Highland Bulky: not quite two skeins of Coffee Brown and not quite one skein of the Indian Red. Each skein has 54 yards. The yarn is quite nice, and I would use it again.
It is surprisingly soft, and not dry feeling.

Stranding bulky yarn makes the hat real thick in those areas, but he likes a fat hat. He had a brown & tan bulky weight hat for years and years, don't know where he got hold of it. It finally gave out due to moth holes. I think it got moths cuz of where he stashed his precious hat. (not in the house) I think with his hunter stuff in the garage or the hunting bunk house. I dunno. I darned it a couple times, and that was that. I don't know where he has it now!

The red "took" to the camera a little "off". It is more of an Indian Red.

dustinac · 01-23-2009, 04:49 PM

it looks great!

KnitTogether · 01-23-2009, 04:52 PM

Oh that is really great!

It looks so soft, yet warm! Thank you for linking the pattern!

cheley · 01-23-2009, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by KnitTogether

Oh that is really great!

It looks so soft, yet warm! Thank you for linking the pattern!

Wow, me likey!!!! I love to do "hats" (but not for myself)....did ya do that "in the round"? I didn't feel like loggin in to Rav to check out the pattern...

ArtLady1981 · 01-23-2009, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by cheley

Wow, me likey!!!! I love to do "hats" (but not for myself)....did ya do that "in the round"? I didn't feel like loggin in to Rav to check out the pattern...

Yes, the pattern called for "in the round"...which is nice for 'fair isle' knitting, or, stranded knitting. I dunno what it's called exactly, one or the other! The right side is always 'facing'. No WS purling.

cheley · 01-23-2009, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by ArtLady1981

Yes, the pattern called for "in the round"...which is nice for 'fair isle' knitting, or, stranded knitting. I dunno what it's called exactly, one or the other! The right side is always 'facing'. No WS purling.

Awesome...I thought "Fair Isle" or stranded is a no no in the round

Jan in CA · 01-23-2009, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by cheley

Awesome...I thought "Fair Isle" or stranded is a no no in the round

Heck no, it's easier in the round! It's intarsia that you need to do flat.

Love the hat, Dollyce!

auburnchick · 01-23-2009, 07:02 PM

Wow! One day? Wow! Of course, I'm not surprised. You are quite the talented lady, and your hubby is quite the lucky man!

Lcswknits · 01-24-2009, 03:11 PM

I love the pattern.... I'm hoping to make one soon.

MerigoldinWA · 01-24-2009, 09:42 PM

Nice ArtLady! Very "ethnic" even without the flaps. Your colors are beautiful and the yarn does look soft. Very manly hat, but I have to say John is looking a little out of the usual. :-) I think the earflaps would look fine on John, I don't think he is too old at all.