One of my favorite designs of 2011 is the Ombré Hat. I made one for my brother's girlfriend, Jessica, but really wanted to make one for myself. I used size 6 knitting needles, KnitPicks Chroma Worsted (Midwinter) and Blue and Purple Berroco Peruvia. All of these yarns are single ply, and the thickness varies a bit. This gives the stitches some interest beyond the beautiful colors.
Each ball of yarn started with 100g. The project consumed 29 g of Chroma, 27 g of the blue and 17 g of the purple Peruvia. I love the chroma yarn, but I was really disappointed that it arrived 5 g short.
In the pattern, these three yarns correspond to the 9 colors in the following way:
- A - Blue
- B - Chroma
- C - Purple
- D - Chroma
- E - Blue
- F - Chroma
- G - Purple
- H - Chroma
- I - Blue
