A hat for a friend

I finished a very early Xmas gift for a friend. Andrea moved to Denver in May so this will be her first winter there. I felt I could not in good conscious wait until December to send her this hat. She'll probably be needing it much sooner. I plan on making another version of this same hat in another color and that one will arrive at the appropriate time.



Here is the Utopia Hat as modeled by Jared. It turned out a little on the short side, but it fits adults too. I tried it on as well. It will be in the mail this week to her. The second version will be made a bit longer though, to try to cover ears in the freezing cold.

Yarn: Malabrigo in natural, took about 3/4 of a skein
Needles: size 8's, 20 inch
Time: two weeks, knitting only a few minutes at a time.