We Did a Thing!! And then I designed a hat

YOU GUYS.  THANK YOU.

$6,600 went to the Center for Disaster Philantrhopy with all of your support. It's amazing what a whole bunch of small actions can do when added up all together, and every time I ask you all for help in doing stuff like this I am reminded and amazed of that power.

I also owe you all a thank you as those sales came in just as my husband got his salary cut, so the little cushion that those extra sweaters you're knitting created for my family is appreciated as well.

Now, in the background while the Oban Cardigan was out there working some March Mayhem magic, I was in here finding a simple, satisfying rhythm with some beautiful yarn. It's what my head really needed in all the chaos of the last month, I tell you. Between the extra distractions in the house, the ongoing news outside the house, and my general state of mind, I found my fingers needed a certain type of knit.

Simple, quick, and satisfying - with a pattern that would reward me early on with emerging detail - but that wouldn't require too much attetntion to said detail.

I had two bases of Dapper Dye Works yarn on hand, sent to me recently. They are creating some beautiful fibers in deeply gorgeous shades and soft yarns, and they also reminded me that I kind of like working in a superwash merino!

This worked so well, I ended up making versions of the hat in both yarns.

The Grasshopper Hat

The pattern is written for both Seger - an aran, and Stapleton - a worsted weight -  and I tweaked things a little for each.  All the details are on the Ravelry page!!

I know that Dapper Dye Works is  planning a yarn update later this weekend, and I'll share those details when I have them, for those of you who want to try either of these yarns..

The Ravelry code CABLED will get you 20% off the pattern until 4/20.  

In case you are home and in need of a simple, quick, and satisfying project like I was....