All of the yarn that I bought at Unwind Brighton was all meant to be knitted up and gifted to friends and family. I got a lot of guy-colors and neutrals because of it.
I started this hat thinking it would be a gift for a guy friend of ours. I had made his wife a pair of socks after she did all of the cleaning up after Thanksgiving dinner but haven't made him a thing despite his freshly-shorn head.
I cast on. I started knitting.
I fell in love.
It's mine now.
Besides, it is far too slouchy for a guy. Right? Right?
I try not to be a selfish knitter. I mean, I have plenty of hats. I don't need another one. And yet...there was something about this. The cables, the lace, the slouch, the soft silky yarn. I'm not an orange person at all, but suddenly this speaks to me.
The yarn is Juno Fibre Arts Buffy BFL in "Campfire". I love it. I want more. For myself, for everyone I know. The world needs more things knitted from this yarn.
The pattern is Bray Cap by Jared Flood. It's not complicated at all, but it is something I had to sit down and concentrate on. I still love almost all the Brooklyn Tweed patterns, but he designs so damn many I can't keep up.
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