Well, I am a little sick of the baby hats right now, but maybe not quite as bad as that headline implies. I finished the final St. Patty’s Day hat last night. I wanted to make one that was a little more lacy, so I searched through the stitch pattern section of the old knitting book my mother-in-law gave me several years ago, and decided to try herringbone lace. It has a one-stitch-wide lacy line that zigzags upward through the pattern, so there’s still a substantial amount of stitches to hold the fabric together (after all, it can’t be too lacy or the baby’s head will get cold!).
The contrast-color purl stripe doesn’t work as well here as it did in the previous hats. But it’s so-so. Doesn’t completely suck. It’s interesting to note, however, that the purl stripe has a slight wave to it due to the zigzagging of the herringbone lace above it. That’s a pretty cool effect.
Although I’m anxious to return to my sock knitting, I think I’ll take a detour onto one more project first: a Nautie for my nephew. Let’s see if I can get it done in time for his christening next Sunday…
