An unexpected design

As mentioned in the previous post, my new found interest is designing hat. I have drawn some sketches but none of my designs excite me enough to ask for yarn support.

Tonight I was finishing working on a cabled cowl in Spun Aran from Sunrise Fiber Co.. I’ve got the yarn last week and the yarn is so lovely that I just couldn’t resist but knit. It is gratifying to see the subtle color change emerges in front of my eyes. It reminds me very much of Le Fibre Nobili Mambo from Lane Cervinia that I have used for this sweater coat:

There is something special in the structure of this yarn that I don’t know how to describe.

When I slipped this cowl over my head, something magical happened. It IS the perfect hat that I’ve been searching. By pure coincidence the size is just right. And by another coincidence I think I should have enough remnants to work also the hat. I just need to add the crown shaping to the cable pattern. I hope that you will like it as much as I do.