Sugar Pine Sister

This hat was a good learning experience.  By the time I tackled this hat, I was familiar with worsted weight yarn.  I knew there were other weights, but my mind associated them as thinner than worsted and thicker than worsted.  I didn't realize how bulky a bulky yarn should truly be.

My friend Shelley knitted some gorgeous Sugar Pine Hats with Malabrigo Rasta.  I thought I could substitute some Manos del Uruguay Clasica that I had picked up on sale.  Because the yarn wasn't as thick as the yarn called for in the pattern, my hat came out a tad small.  The smaller size worked great for me because I like to show some hair sticking out from under a cap.  I made one for my sister, and she loves it.  Although, in hindsight, I should have used a super bulky yarn.

Abby is always happy to model.