Get Ready for Winter with a Snow Bunny Hat

This classic winter hat from Kat at Just Crafty Enough is so cute, and a great project for those who love colorwork.

Because the pattern repeats around the hat, it’s even a good choice for those new to color knitting, just watch your tension on the yarns as you work the colorwork part so the hat will actually fit your head when you’re done.

Worked with worsted weight yarn, someone who is comfortable with color knitting can finish it in a day or two, and the little faux fur pom pom on top is of course optional and adorable.

I love it in gray and white but you can use whatever you have in your stash that needs to be a hat.

Have you knit a new hat for winter yet? I’m starting one for my daughter (who says she has a lot of hats but can take one more!) but don’t have plans for me yet. This would be a great one!

[Photo via Just Crafty Enough.]

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Many times when I write these posts I will say something like “you can use any yarn you want” or “this would be a great stash-busting project.” That’s just how my mind works. And my stash, too, since I probably have sweater quantity of two or three yarns at most, but tons of singles and odd balls and leftovers.

Blankets are generally a really good way to use up those bits, but in this case, I think you’re going to want to plan it out a bit better.

Looking at photos of the Color Study Blanket from Purl Soho, it looks like it’s made with two yarns held together, and that block in the center is worked with one of each color from the adjoining sides to make a mixed up color.

But that’s not actually how it’s done. This is three separate colors (four, really, with the neutrals in the corners) chosen form a yarn with an expansive palette so they play off each other. The project calls for a worsted weight superwash wool, which is a great choice for a blanket that’s both warm and washable.

This pattern was originally designed by Laura Ferguson and was updated by Hiromi Glover. It is worked in one piece in garter stitch intarsia, which is a great way to learn the intarsia technique if you don’t already know it. It comes in crib or throw sizes.

Despite the introduction to this post, I am going to go ahead and say that, yes, of course you could do this blanket with scraps or odd balls or even just choose five colors that don’t blend together so easily. But I really do love the look of the color play, and I think it would be worth your time to find colors that play well together to get a similar effect.

This pattern is available for free from Purl Soho.

[Photo: Purl Soho]

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