FO Friday

It has been a LONG time since I had one of these. I've been poking along on a number of larger projects, but here, for your finished-object perusal, is the Simple Pleasures Hat:

While the pattern is free here, the yarn was not. I made this hat for a friend's mom, who is going through both chemo and radiation cancer treatments. Of course it needs to be soft and comfortable and lightweight, so I went all out for the yarns: Jade Sapphires' Cashmere-Silk and Rowan's Kid Silk Haze. The color is actually a pale peach. (My house is blue, not the beige that shows up in this photo!)

I should mention that I just copied the store sample at The Knitting Tree.

After I finished the hat, I looked up the pattern on Ravelry, and I was astounded by the wide variety of yarns that people have used for this hat. It has to be one of the most versatile patterns ever!

It certainly makes an amazing chemo cap -- just saying, in case you know someone who needs one.