Hot hat

So, it's 90-some degrees in Portland today, and I'm keeping warm in my just-finished second hat!

Here I am modeling it in my air-conditioned office.



And here's a detail.



(Sorry for the blurry shots. I'll try to post better pics later.)

This hat is knit in Fauve, and "designed" as I went along with some eyelet rows and half of a diagonal mock-cable stitch on the band. (I started and restarted the band about 10 times before finally finding a stich I liked. The band turned out a little rolly, but it works.) Finally, I finished this puppy with a vintage button from the 15-cent bin at the Button Emporium. The best button shop in Portland — or maybe the world — is 4 blocks from my office — how cool is that?!