Thorpe
My Thorpe is so very North Idaho. As proof, my husband and I went on a hike two minutes after this photo was taken, and ended up here:
It fits right in, doesn’t it?
Thorpe was knitted out of a South African Fine Merino handspun I bought from Pigeonroof Studios. The color is Forest, and it’s a heavy worsted weight.
This poor little hat sat unfinished for months as I tried (not very hard) to figure out what to do with the edging. I was going to ask someone to crochet the edging on like the pattern called for, but I felt so guilty asking someone to do what I should have gotten around to learning years ago. But since learning to crochet isn’t anywhere on my list of things to do, I ended up picking stitches up all around the brim and earflaps, purling one row, and binding off in the knit stitch. I think it ended up working perfectly!
super cute!
Kate, you look AMAZING!!!!
Yes, it worked very well! And the colours are just *ahhhh* (= so me!) I have some homespun yarn that I have for a long time contemplating to use. When I see yours I am again reminded of this idea.
Nice pictures too
also love the color — nice to get away from the grays now LOL!
I would’ve guessed that was Crater Lake if you hadn’t said North Idaho! Beautiful, regardless. And your hat is very cute!
Great crochet avoidance maneuver! Nice hat.
Lovely hat – looks so warm and cozy, and the yarn is gorgeous.
I love your solution to finishing your Thorpe. That was awesome. Love the hat too.