Fall Foliage

I love fall. It's my favorite season. So I obviously need a new hat to celebrate. Here's my finished no-foiled project from the Knitty's Foliage pattern. I used Cascade 220 Heathers (naturally, yes again!) in Color 9489 (red wine). I always thought I had a large-ish head, but after meeting some of my knitting friends (ahem), I have learned that it's large for the southern states, I guess. What I'm getting at is that I stopped short of the full pattern for my puny noggin.

This is a great pattern with just enough lace to keep it fun.

This is the image before I added extra ribbing. I thought it would look great as is, but I think it looks more flattering with a turned up rib. Yes, it looks good but I picked the best possible photo. Trust me, it looks better with a brim.

The best part is that I completed most of this within a lazy, sitting on my bohunkus in front of the tube, kind of day.