Last night I cast on my first Indie Design Gift-Along project, the Heladas Hat. I love the clever 2-color quilted lattice stitch on the wide band. A very fun stitch that adds a lot of interest!
The Heladas (frost) Hat is designed by Beverly S, yarnintercept on Ravelry. I’ve followed Beverly’s blog for many years; back in 2011 she even interviewed me for her blog!
Beverly is a middle school math teacher who also designs knitting patterns. She’s not afraid to use math in her design work! She designs accessories: hats, mitts, socks, and shawls. Her asymmetrical Bricktown Shawl is a very appealing use of slipped stitches and eyelets using two complementary yarns.
I had been planning to cast on Beverly’s Frozen Spires Cowl. This lovely cabled cowl would be perfect for the extra skein of Malabrigo Merino Worsted that’s left over from my Edin cardigan. Even better, I have an extra 1/5 skein from the sweater, so I can make this cowl one repeat bigger and even squishier than the original seen here.
And I still may. But right now, the hat is humming along. I’m using Malabrigo Arroyo in Purpuras and Borrajas, and I love the way it looks.
Check out these designs and more on Beverly’s Ravelry designer page. And stock up during the Indie Designer Giftalong sale!
(All photos by Beverly S/Yarn Intercept Designs, except my cast on.)
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Really cute hat! I love the quilted edging.
It’s moving pretty quickly, except for when I assume I know what I’m doing, and mess it up! Quilted lattice in 2 colors requires just a little more thought than one color. One color, it’s slipping all those stitches to leave the float. 2 colors, you knit with the other color. D’oh!
Thank you for the great post! Your hat is looking amazing. Those two colors work so well together! And the interview…that was 2011? Where has the time gone?