Inspiration for my most recent knitting project came from “jeanietta”, “1artist”, “Jill2” and “beadness” after viewing KP pictures of their “Anemone Hats” designed by Cat Bordhi. I had so much fun with this project, that I’m sure I’ll make many more of these. The yarn was ordered from www.deramores.com. The King Cole “Twist” yarn in “Peacock colorway 954” is advertized as a “worsted” weight. (The label actually says “Aran”.) In my opinion, it is neither, but rather a slightly lighter DK weight. Nevertheless, it worked up to the correct size using my size 8 circular knitting needles. Cat recommends a 47 – 48 inch length circular needle for the moebius brim. However, I purchased two 36-inch long circular needles (Boye brand metal ones) from www.supermart.com – size 8 for the “Everyday Anemone” style, and size 10 for the “Arctic Amemone” style. They were more than long enough to do the moebius brim in the Adult Large size that I made for myself. In fact, I’d say that anything longer would have been harder to work with for this moebius brim. Since I was using the lighter weight yarn, I followed the directions for the “Everyday Anemone Hat”, but spaced my tendrils more closely as indicated for the “Arctic Anemone” hat. The result makes quite a statement!

This hat took a few yards more than one, 100-gram ball of the King Cole “Twist” which has a generous 264 yards (240 metres). I really think that multi-colored yarns like this look best for this pattern. It was a good yarn choice. I haven’t washed my hat yet, but Cat swears that the tendrils look even plumper and springier after machine washing and drying. I knitted a matching scarf to go with my Anemone hat:

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kimmyz/accordion-scarf-wi...

The sweater I’m wearing in the photos is something I knitted over 40 years ago. I’ve worn it literally hundreds, if not thousands of times. It’s 100% wool. I can’t believe that the moths haven’t made holes in it by now. Sorry that I don’t have the pattern. It was something I made up myself. The sleeves are seed stitch, and the entire body and bottom of the sleeves is ribbing. Perhaps someday I’ll knit another one, and if so, I’ll be sure to write down the instructions as I go so that I can share the pattern with you.

We’ve been enjoying rain and cool temperatures for most of this past week, but yesterday it cleared up just long enough for a refreshing walk. Denny and I did a 4.5-mile hike out at Bedwell-Bayfront Park (3/25/12 - Menlo Park, California). The beautiful purple flowering plant is called “Pride of Madeira”. Denny took these pictures of me wearing my Anemone Hat. This was the first time he’d seen me wearing it, and I was surprised when he immediately exclamed, “I like your hat!”. I was wondering what kind of reaction he’d have.

You may purchase Cat Bordhi’s “Anemone Hat” pattern for $7. by clicking on the “here” link on this Web page:

http://catbordhi.com/patterns/anenome-hats-for-children-a...

The pattern covers all sizes from baby through adult, and has two styles – the “Everyday Anemone Hat” (worsted weight yarn) and the “Arctic Anemone Hat” (chunky yarn with more closely spaced tendrils).

Or you may be clever enough to create a similar hat yourself by watching Cat Bordhi’s helpful short videos:

How to knit a moebius brim:

http://tinyurl.com/3k2gt3

How to make tendrils:

http://tinyurl.com/6z2bake

Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off:

http://tinyurl.com/3z6haza