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Peated Whisky!!!! This one really feels like I've been working on it forever, even though I didn't pick up a pencil until this Fall to begin working on it. But I've been mentally designing my perfect updated Aran for years - turning over details and shaping options in my head.  Long? Short? V-neck or crew? Saddle shoulder or drop? And what cables? It may or may not surprise yout that when I've often evaluated cables and details on this when I couldn't fall asleep for as long as I can remember.... But when this Plucky Knitter Yakkity Aran yarn arrived last Fall - squishy and lofty and in the perfect heather gray - surprisingly NOT so sheepy.  Cause it's 100% YAK, people - soft and light and super wearable.   And then, I just knew that it needed to be knit into the Aran Cardi.  I'd wear this one. Maybe I'd been holding off for a soft fiber, who knows? But as soon as I swatched this into a few cables, I was sure. I wanted to keep it simpler than it looks - ...

Use the Ravelry code BALVENIE for 20% off this pattern until Monday, Feb 10, 2020! My goal this time was to for a hat that would be simple, unisex, and really easy to throw on with pretty much anything once it was completed. The Balvenie hat is written for both Sport and Worsted weight yarns, stretches to fit a head pretty nicely, and works both with a little extra depth and as a fitted beanie. It's based loosely on a hat I saw years ago. One that the lines of just never left my mind - a combination of simple cables, single ribs and thicker ribs.  Over the years, the mental image I had probably changed a bit, but the overall look of the Balvenie hat is exactly what I was going for. Worked in gorgeous tweed from Harrisville Designs , the simplicity of the design really allows the subtle shades of the yarn shine. It was a quick knit as well, one that gave my cable-addled mind a break! Cables, a few slipped stitches, a deep brim and a distinct crown. And, as often happens around her...