First new pattern for spring: Paravel Hat
By Megan Goodacre
Happy first day of spring! And the sun just came out here, through the clouds and the sleet.
The new Paravel Hat pattern is available today! This is a cozy hat in fingering weight, with some simple but satisfying stitch textures. A little traditional Totem Pole lace, and some dense broken rib. And everything comes together at the crown in a tidy quatrefoil shape.
I tested this in two very different yarns: Quince & Co Finch (shown above) and SweetGeorgia CashLuxe Fine. Finch is firm and elastic, 100% wool, tightly plied. CashLuxe is lighter, with 70% superwash merino and 20% cashmere.
The superwash mean it gains quite a bit of drape after wet blocking. The hat works nicely in both yarns.
The CashLuxe I used for the beanie (you'll see it on the pattern page) is the same CashLuxe that I used for my paravel cowl prototype. A very versatile yarn: work it on 2.5 - 3.0mm needles for nice tight pearly stitches, or go as big as 4.0mm for lovely lightweight drape.
The new Paravel Hat pattern is available today! This is a cozy hat in fingering weight, with some simple but satisfying stitch textures. A little traditional Totem Pole lace, and some dense broken rib. And everything comes together at the crown in a tidy quatrefoil shape.
I tested this in two very different yarns: Quince & Co Finch (shown above) and SweetGeorgia CashLuxe Fine. Finch is firm and elastic, 100% wool, tightly plied. CashLuxe is lighter, with 70% superwash merino and 20% cashmere.
The superwash mean it gains quite a bit of drape after wet blocking. The hat works nicely in both yarns.
The CashLuxe I used for the beanie (you'll see it on the pattern page) is the same CashLuxe that I used for my paravel cowl prototype. A very versatile yarn: work it on 2.5 - 3.0mm needles for nice tight pearly stitches, or go as big as 4.0mm for lovely lightweight drape.