Odessa

This was a quick knit! The yarn, Malabrigo silky merino, is a dream to work with – very soft and the colors are really something else! I left off the beads because my intention was to make this as a hat for Dave. It looks good on him and I know he likes it, but I am worried it might be just a touch too femme for him. I am 99.99999999% sure that I will knit up a Cousteau Hat in the same yarn – then we can see who looks better in which one and go from there. We are kind of geeks for matching – not outfits or anything like that (though, we both do have a penchant for khaki pants and black long sleeved tees – it has been known to happen more than occasionally! LOL), but we tend to use matching coffee mugs and we are going to have matching hats. Barf, sappy, whatever – I know!

I plan to make more than one Odessa hat (wound ball of silky merino in bosques, I am looking at YOU!) It is a great pattern, easy to understand and memorize. And since it worked up so quickly I am going to keep it on my radar for last minute Christmas knitting!