Red sky in morning

He runs the gym where we work out.  He knows I knit, and never asked for anything.  Just before Rhinebeck, he asked me to knit him a hat.  We discussed color choices.  He pointed to his Dawn Boot Camp flyer, which is printed on a color of sunrise that would make a sailor take warning.

I knew Brooks Farm would have the right yarn in the right color.  Armand shaves his head.  The yarn had to be soft.  Solana quickly came to mind: super soft, superwash.

Pattern:  Smariek's 3am Cabled Hat
Needles:  Lantern Moon #7 dpns
Yarn:  Brooks Farm Solana, purchased at Rhinebeck 2009
Started/Finished:  December 2009

One thing always leads to another.  Mr. E's jealousy could only be assuaged by a new hat of his own.  This one will be made out of handspun.  My notes are sketchy:  Spinderella's thrums, spun 8/08, which means purchased in the fall of 2007.  It's a three-ply worsted gauge, spun woolen.  Shockingly, I could not find a blog post showing the handspun. 

Comments

[thea]

You made his day! It's a gorgeous color on him, too. Funny how they multiply though... my daughter's friend just asked for a stripey hat of her own :-)

PS - have a couple skeins of that jaeger left over and will never use it. You want?

[Lynn]

I'm jealous, too - when's it my turn for a hat?

[Amy]

What a nice start to the year! The hat and the handspun look great.

[Kathy]

It looks fantastic on him -- great gift!

[Judy]

He looks SO happy! Great choice. And for Mr. E...love the yarn. Perfect again.

[Risa]

That's a great hat and it looks fabulous on him!

[Kim]

Great hat! What a nice gift for a friend. :)

[Lorette]

Gorgeous indeed! And the hat's not bad, either. ;-)

[Carole]

How wonderful and generous of you. He looks thrilled with the hat!

[margene]

You have two very lucky, and fashionable, men in your life. The yarn will make a heaven hat.

[Anne]

I love it - perfect color, perfect pattern. Mr. E's will be stellar in that handspun too, I feel sure.

[claudia]

Oh, he is super cute.

The hat is nice too.

I see Lorette, who has excellent taste, has beaten me to this comment.

[Kitten]

Delicious! Um, was there knitting in this post?

[Martha]

No wonder you go to the gym! Hello, sailor!
The hat is also very handsome ;)

[gayle]

Perfect hat!
And that handspun is sooooo gorgeous! Mr E will love his hat.

[Manise]

Perfect color choice. You definitely made his day!

[Sylvia]

Wowza! [Nice hat, too.]

[Caroline M]

He was suitably appreciative, I think he's worth the matching scarf next winter.

[KathleenC]

What a great smile (and, uhm, so flexible...)! It's so nice when ones knitted gifts are so clearly appreciated.

And a happy 5th blogiversarry! I guess I'm a latecomer as I've only been reading for about 2 years...

[elisa]

Is there anything better than having someone ask for something handknit who really, really wants it?

The hat is awesome, and I love how happy he looks wearing it!

Yay!

[Pat]

Perfect!! Totally perfect for him...and Mr. E's will be even more special since it is with handspun, so everyone is happy :-)

[bev]

What a great hat! And he looks so happy in it. Love your yarn choice as well. Brooks Farms has long been one of my favorites. Now, where is Mr. Es hat?

[Teyani]

nice hat!
and now Mr. E can boast, because truly, there is nothin' like handspun!

[2010 shanghai world expo]

Armand seems so happy with a great hat.