Alaskan Cousteau

I already mentioned that I did very little knitting while on vacation, but I did start this hat while in our Seattle hotel and knit a row here and there while on the cruise itself.

Pattern: Jacques Cousteau Hat by Lalla Pohjanpalo
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted - Buscando Azul
Needles: US 6 - 4.0 mm KnitPicks Harmony Circular
Completed:  June 8, 2010

I figured there should be a hat to match His Christmas Scarf and with one skein left in the same color I had more than enough yarn.

It's a very simple pattern, but I like the way the decreases curve at the top.  In fact, it's one of the first patterns that I added to my favorites shortly after joining Ravelry.  The original pattern was longer and intended to fold up over the ears, but I gave my husband the choice and he thought he'd like to try one that just snugged over without folding, so I kept it shorter (and fortunately guessed well enough on the approximate height of the decrease section!).

I think this is also one of the projects that makes me realize I might be a little burned out on sock knitting.  I still have socks on the needles and I'm still working on keeping up with the incoming sock kits, but I've been drawn to scarves and sweaters and hats and other things lately.  I think the weather is mostly to blame -- it's officially sandal season and I hate wearing socks when it's this warm.  Maybe it's just not as compelling to knit socks that I don't even want to try on right now.