The Tofte Hat

When the Tofte Hat first rolled through the pictures of Ravelry's featured patterns, I was intrigued.   Last week Monday, I was in the Yarnery and saw the pattern and some samples.  It was time.   The yarn came home with me that day.

Winding Malabrigo into balls from the skein can be an exercise in patience.  These skeins were little rat nests of tangles.  Each skein took around three hours to tame into a ball.  I know from experience that using a swift would not have made it better.  

The feel of the Malabrigo slipping through my fingers as I knit made the detangling worth the pain.   The hat came off the needles in less than a week from purchase.  That is a record for a short time in the stash.  I will admit to a mistake or two in the crown shaping.  By the time I figured that out....I decided and did fix the error with well placed duplicate stitching.

The Tofte hat now, on this first day of spring, rests in wait for next winter.