I like that this has a cabled appearance without actually being a cabled hat. It's just different. It's also very graphic, to me. It could easily work for a man or woman.
I haven't seen many finished projects from Wanderlust and I'm not sure why. There's so much good stuff in there. My favorites, other than Karite, are the Cowl Neck Raglan, Shifting Cables, and the Quixote Shawl.
So, here are the details: I used January Yarns' Merino Worsted, as I mentioned, and size...uh. I don't remember. The pattern called for size 7, so I probably went with size 3s for the ribbing and 5's for the hat, because I usually go down 2 needle sizes. (This is such a vast improvement from knitting everything on size 1s. I owe it all to Karbonz.) I am also not needing to reduce stitches for ribbing as much as I once did, either.
I did rate this pattern's difficulty as a medium, because, though there's nothing difficult about it, the instructions had to be followed closely. So, I had to ignore the tv while knitting it.
I've got to walk the dog tonight and maybe, just maybe, it'll be cold enough for this hat.
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