Pattern Recommendation: Persikkavaahto by Liisa Pohjalainen

I don't have great pictures of this one, but for good reason: I made it and immediately started to wear it. There was perhaps a 2-second delay between sewing in the ends (only two!) and putting it on.

Persikkavaahto is a great way to start learning lifelines and lace decreases, and it's free! It's knit in the round, meaning that it's all knit, yarn-overs, and decreases. Here's me making my way through:

Right before fall, so I was excited to wear this to the pumpkin patch!

I used cotton yarns I'd gotten from a second-hand store. They're perfect for this, as they're not heat-retaining like wool, so it made for a light hat to keep my hair under control in the fall! (For more on yarn fibre types, see my post on the subject.) However, I didn't have enough of just one of the yarns, so I mussed about and added stripes instead of going one-colour, just carrying the yarn up inside the hat.

Already on! 

I still wear this hat. Cotton is durable and easily-washed, which is great when you drop your hat in the corn maze... and when you wear it nearly every day!