I've just got a short and sweet entry for you today about a pattern that's got my knitting bug going again. Jared just released his newest pattern today, Habitat, and I had the honor of being one of the test knitters. In true brooklyntweed fashion, I knit one in tweed and another in a solid.
Pattern: Habitat, Jared Flood
Size: Blue - M/L, Orange S/M
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Aran Tweed, color 20003 (blue), 2 skeins; Cascade 220, color 7824 (orange), 1 skein
Needles: Addi Turbo size US 5, US 6
There's really nothing much more that I can say about this pattern than learn how to knit cables without a cable needle so you can wear it sooner! I'm a loose knitter, hence the smaller needle sizes. The blue went to B and the orange one is for me!
Of course we had to model these for you in our native habitat.
The view you see here is from Twin Peaks. Yeah, it's a bit smoggy and gross (how I miss the clear San Francisco skies of my childhood), but this is what the view from Twin Peaks looks like on a good day. Most other days all you see is white.. as in fog. We took a special visitor up here this weekend of which you'll hear more about soon. But until then enjoy this last photo of Habitat, which exposes my own glaring mistake on the orange version.. a miscrossed cable. Who's perfect, right?
And lastly a PSA for those wanting to visit Twin Peaks, make sure you bring a layer with you. It's usually quite windy up there.
Comments (14)
wow, those look lovely!
Posted by Christie | September 1, 2008 11:23 PM
Those hats are cute, man! Fear not about the miscrossed cable. You say it's glaring, but I'd never have noticed it.
Loving that view. Fog or not.
Posted by carlitadee | September 1, 2008 11:34 PM
I can't see the glaring error! They are lovely hats.
Posted by Ingrid | September 2, 2008 1:55 AM
What a great view! Love the hats too :-)
Posted by adrienne | September 2, 2008 2:38 AM
Cute pair! I can't see a miscrossed cable :) No one will even notice!
Posted by jillian | September 2, 2008 4:41 AM
I love the colors you used! I was just in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago. I wish I had visited that spot.
Posted by Cassy | September 2, 2008 6:03 AM
Fabulous hats and I love the pics! Makes me want to make us matching hats! :)
Posted by Nonnahs | September 2, 2008 9:05 AM
I love the colors! I'm jonesing for some cabling action recently. Those hats might just do the trick for me.
Posted by winnie | September 2, 2008 9:39 AM
i love san francisco. it's on my list of cities i want to move to. it's a great place for someone in my field (software engineer). the hats are awesome! i only just started cabling without a cable needle. it's changed my life!
Posted by mai | September 2, 2008 10:55 AM
Those are awesome! You finished the orange one in record time!
Posted by Steph | September 2, 2008 12:41 PM
Love: the cables, the colors, the pictures :)
Posted by Veronique | September 2, 2008 1:09 PM
These are beautiful! You and Jared have such great talent!
Posted by tiennie | September 3, 2008 10:06 AM
wait a minute... is this the one you were working on at Tartine?? how in the world did you finish so quickly!?
(I love them!)
Posted by lolly | September 3, 2008 4:18 PM
cool hat's, great view!
Posted by Péitseoga | September 7, 2008 12:23 PM