Pattern: Loosely based on the Debbie Bliss Simple Hat, at a finer gauge, in the round, with a moss stitch band. Flower from Marnie’s Frog Pond pattern.
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino in colour 340503. Flower made from kitchen cotton and easy wash merino scraps
Needles: 3.25mm Addi Natura DPNs, 3.25mm Addi Bamboo circular & 3.25mm Addi turbo circular

Well both the hat and my cycle have come through the nail biting suspense of the last week with a fairly decent outcome. The hat is in one piece again, all be it with an ever so slightly visible grafting line, and my transfer is to go ahead next Tuesday. My hormones leave something to be desired but were passable in the end, perhaps it will all come out in the wash like the most obvious signs of the grafting.

After cutting the top off the hat I picked up the stitches of the brim and knit upwards for about an inch. I didn’t actually measure it so I can’t tell you exactly how much I added. I then grafted the two pieces back together. Again, many thanks to Knitty. I think ripping the brim and knitting down from the severed top would have produced the most seamless outcome but I went with the grafting because I was too impatient to wash and dry the yarn from the old brim before fixing the problem.

The cardigan is done too but that will have to wait for another day because I just can’t get a decent photo of it.