Pattern: Cisco by Berroco Design Team
Yarn: All Spun Up Superwash Merino/Alpaca DK, approx ½ a skein in colour: Blackberries, handspun by Kai
Needles: 3.25mm Addi circs

Another noggin warmer! Definitely the last one for a while, else the poor bump will have a warm head and be freezing elsewhere!

The pattern only came in one size and didn’t state what age baby it would fit, but compared to others I’ve made, I think it will probably be for *next* winter, which is a shame, but it is pretty big. Unless I have a giant-headed baby…

It was an interesting knit. The back panel is knitted first, then the ears picked up along the top before the front is picked up along the sides and top of the back, across the ears, so there’s no seaming to do.

Other than the obvious change to knitting it all in one colour, I also changed the garter stitch edging and ties to my beloved i-cord; now that I’ve worked out how to do an applied i-cord edging, I want to use it as much as possible.

The yarn was a birthday gift from Kai – ready spun, of course. It’s the first handspun I’ve ever knitted with, though I have a few skeins in my stash because of having very clever spinning friends. It was lovely to knit with. The slight slubbyness of the yarn actually evened out after washing, and the colours are my favourites, naturally, and I love the subtle variegation. I hope that with enough purple clothing, the bump will choose it as her favourite colour as well. Plus the hat is incredibly soft after blocking.

Again, it only took a couple of evenings to knit and was actually finished over a week ago. Good thing it wasn’t needed urgently, really.

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