In Which the Pirate Gets Ready.

It’s almost here…

The hat pattern that I’ve designed as a celebration of ten years of knitblogging! Here it is enjoying a nice warm bath with a little bit of Eucalan before making its debut. I let it fully sink into the water, of course, but not before getting a picture of it floating on the suds!

After a half-hour of soaking, the hat dried over a slightly small blocking head. One of these days, I’ll get one that’s the same size as my own head! I’ve found some that are prohibitively expensive, and some that get terrible reviews, so the search will continue…

I’m thrilled with the way the crown of the hat came together. This is the part that I always have trouble envisioning when I look at the chart. When I pulled the last threads through to cinch the top tight, and saw how neat the whole thing looked, I couldn’t have been more happy with it.

The pattern is under final edits, the test-knitters have provided some feedback, and I’m super-excited to put the finishing touches on this and release it to the world! Look for it on the 4th of April!