Emeline - a new hat pattern

I'm happy to announce my latest hat pattern!  Meet Emeline: a stranded hat that celebrates individuality.  It begins with 2-color ribbing, blossoms into a engaging chart, and finishes with striped decreases at the crown.  It's a comfy, slouchy, stylish hat and is going with me everywhere I go.  After the bind off, a wonderfully lightweight hat like this encourages us to venture out on chilly nights.

Emeline, comfortable and stylish, celebrates the unpredictable and unexpected adventures of working simultaneously with two skeins of Noro Silk Garden Lite. The pattern, inspired by 18th Century ironwork, is interesting to knit and satisfying to wear. As a compliment to the rigid structure of the chart, gentle color changes within the yarn guarantee a unique hat.

This pattern requires intermediate knitting knowledge including: working in the round, two-color ribbing, reading charts, simple stranded color work and decreasing, all on double point needles.

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The "Emeline" hat by Kyle Kunnecke

So, Emeline is available on Ravelry and in the Shop.  I hope you enjoy knitting this one; it really is a rewarding project!

Now that Emeline is completed, I can get to work on some of the other fun things I have in the works.  There are so many good things happening right now, and believe me when I say it pains me not to talk about all of them.  All I can do is ask you to "stay tuned" - In the meantime, I'll continue to keep you updated on what I can talk about. 

In website news, I added a link to a page of abbreviations most commonly used in my patterns.  It'll be updated as needed, and the current version is included with the Emeline pattern.  This seems a good way to make sure people are aware of the abbreviations I use, and could also become a good tool for people as they work on other patterns.  

So, here's hoping you fall in love with Emeline - if you're still searching for a gift for a knitter, perhaps this pattern along with a gift certificate to their local yarn shop would be loved?  

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