A color as truly insane as Malabrigo 'Apple Green' demands a lot: a perfect pattern that will take full advantage of its rad chromatic stylings without veering off into complete clownishness, a recipient armed with enough self-confidence to make a bold statement, and of course, one big-ass pom pom. To go any smaller than the pom you see pictured here would have been a disservice.
Luckily for me Peeper-lou needed a hat for ski club! I had been wanting to make a variation of this hat ever since seeing the last episode of Sex and the City (the one where Carrie was wandering all alone around Paris *sniff*) in which our heroine sported the cutest joli-laid cabled hat ever. I looked long and hard for a picture to copy, but to no avail. The Fall 07 of Interweave Knits arrived several months later, and I knew that making this hat was my destiny. Seeing Pam's version about a month ago sent me into further paroxysms of delight, and the deal was sealed.
The Specs:
Pattern: Snowball Hat by Katie Himmelberg, IK FA 07.
Yarn: Malabrigo worsted in 'Green Apple'. Thanks again for this yarn, Jodi!!
Needles: Size 7
Time: a day or two with time off to contemplate the pom.
You might recall that Jodi sent me two skeins of this yarn, and I hoping that by the end of the week I'll have another Scrunchable to add to my collection...
This hat is absolutely marvelous!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, she is totally rocking that style and that color. Totally!
ReplyDeleteShe'll definitely be the most stylin gal on the slopes - I LOVE it!
ReplyDeletepeeper lou is a sartorialist's dream! Beautiful hat ...though the word hat seems so inadequate
ReplyDeleteWith a great color like that, the giant pom pom is smashing!
ReplyDeleteThat pom pom is magnificent!
ReplyDeleteDid you find a pom pom maker that big, or did you just use a piece of cardboard?
Wow! That is so cute, and she is so cute in it! Intensely bright colors are so great on kids, and moms brave enough to wear them.
ReplyDeleteHappy knitting!
Pom poms all the way! :)
ReplyDeleteBack in college one winter I had a yellow hat with an enormous pom like that. It was actually very flattering and I loved it. The problem now is that a pom that size would hit the ceiling of my car when I drive and that would annoy me. I shall have to live vicariously through yours.
ReplyDeleteThat is one serious pom-pom. Carrie Bradshaw would be proud!
ReplyDeleteWauw, wauw, wauw!!! Absolute stunning! Cool colour, great hat!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness-- that's adorable!
ReplyDeleteOk- that is the perfect pairing of yarn,pattern & pompom-ness. (Can a pair have three components? whatever. It is wonderful).
ReplyDeleteLying on the floor in paroxysms of cabley green apple pompom envy...
ReplyDeleteJust too gorgeous!!
That is way too cute! The combination of your daughter and the giant pompom is too much.
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ReplyDeleteLove it! She'll be the most stylish girl on the slopes.
ReplyDeleteLovely hat! I just wish I didn't hate working cables. They make me quite crazy. :P
ReplyDeleteI love it! That is one awesome pom, and the cables look cozy. The huge pom + wild color are an inspired spin on what's otherwise a pretty traditional cable-knit hat pattern. So cute. Now I want one for me in blue. :-)
ReplyDeleteHoly cow - now that's a pom!
ReplyDeleteIt's a holy trinity of knitting awesomeness: the pattern, the pompom, the yarn/color. So kick ass! You are master of the pompom. Every pompom I ever made looked like something a cat coughed up.
ReplyDeleteAdorable hat, pom-pom, and child! That color really suits her. Does she get to keep it?
ReplyDeleteOh so cute. Hat and child.
ReplyDeleteHoly Crap that is awesome. And she is rocking it hard!!
ReplyDeleteshe looks adorable in it! i love that green. i was just trying to order some malabrigo, but i wasn't sure about this color from those really little photos they show you online. now i am so sure. want!
ReplyDeleteThis rocks! She looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteI need that hat now. It is amazing! I think my nerdy book team is going to have pom pom hats as a team uniform. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is THE cutest hat and these pictures are SO cute. LOVE it!
ReplyDeletetoo freaking cute!
ReplyDeleteski club! i loved ski club!
ReplyDeletehidden valley? i know exactly who to look for......and she won't be hard to spot........the cutest hat on the cutest girl on the slopes!!!
tell her to hold on to it.....someone may try to grab that right off her head.....i'm just saying.....
A more serious pom pom I have never seen! Wowsa!!
ReplyDeleteI really want to knit the darkside cowl. Still have to find the right yarn.
Lovely TAS hats too. :)
Can you tell I'm behind a bit?!?
I don't know which is better: the pom or the color! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love it - great color and your daughter looks so happy - her eyes are smiling! Nice!
ReplyDeletethis hat is truly fabulous!
ReplyDeleteLove both knits. The colors are beautiful! Mmmmm Malabrigo :) Great patterns for both. LOVE the pom!
ReplyDeleteI have sort of a holding tank for new yarn too, it keeps it right in the open so I can see it and pet it whenever I want. I've found that it helps to get me knitting my new purchases when I can see it.
That yarn looks so beautiful with that hat! I love sex and the city, and her hat WAS super cute on her :) I was wondering if you like working with that yarn, I was thinking about getting some myself! ^_^
ReplyDeletegod, i just love the HUGEMONGOUS pompom. totally awesome.
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