FO: Leaf & Bark

Pattern: Improvised
Yarn: Patons Classic Wool in Leaf Green and Chestnut Brown
Needles: 4.5 mm circs

I started this on a whim to use up some of the leftovers from the colourwork band of my almost-complete Nederland Vest. The weather’s getting warmer; wool hats are no longer an absolute must every single day, but that’s not going to stop me from wearing them.

It fits just as I’d intended, which is a relief, considering I winged it from start to finish and didn’t try it on until after I’d woven in the ends on the little green i-cord stalk in the centre of the crown. There’s more slouch than the photo shows, and I used concentric decreases to avoid obvious vertical lines.

Since I appear to have stumbled on my ideal beret recipe (and since it uses very little yarn, making it ideal for leftovers or small skeins), I may have to knit at least one more. Perhaps in a plain, versatile colour, with a textured stitch pattern, or perhaps multicoloured, with Fibonacci stripes.