I can’t believe I just wrote that title. I’ve clearly missed my vocation, which is writing headlines for tabloid newspapers.

Seeing as summer has clearly given up trying and the default weather setting is currently “cold and wet”, it doesn’t feel so bad starting to knit winter warmers. And Diane’s newest pattern was clearly designed with me in mind so it would be madness if I didn’t cast on straight away. After all, lace + cables + beret = happy bunny.

Pattern: Amy by Diane Mulholland
Yarn: Fibre Harvest Merino Wool, in “Purple”
Needles: 4 and 4.5mm Addi Turbos

This was a project that literally flew off my needles. I bought the yarn on Saturday, cast on Saturday afternoon and it was blocking on Sunday evening. I think it possibly took longer to get dry than it did to knit…

The yarn was wonderful to knit with. Sproingy, soft and the most fabulous shade of purple. The yarn is water wheel spun at Coldharbour Mill, and if I can persuade Mr B to take a short break to Devon, I *have* to see this! The pattern called for a worsted-weight handspun, and my yarn is a commercially spun aran, but the extra thickness gave me a bigger hat, which is a good thing as I have A Very Big Head.

As for the pattern? Perfect. It was an interesting knit but not scary in the least, thanks to the clear directions. I have a lovely hat all ready for winter and it will go very nicely with a couple of mitten patterns I have in mind…

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