Slouchy Angora Hat Project

Slouchy Angora Hat

This is a pattern I came up with YEARS ago, but I don't seem to have ever published it to Ravelry. I came across this utterly DIVINE yarn, Phildar Pur Angora, and I had to buy it, and then of course had to make something with it ... so the old Slouchy Angora Hat pattern came out. I've re-edited and made some updates to the pattern.

The hat is a basic, slouchy toque. You can wear it with the brim turned up and wear it as a watch-cap, down and slouchy, or turn the brim under and wear it as a beanie. It's pure angora, it does all the work! It is knit with 2 strands held together, in our sample we used one strand of black and one of the lighter grey, Perle, to create a marled effect. If that feels a little busy for you try using two strands of the same colour and make it a dense and delicious colour.

The yarn is just so gorgeous and precious! I hold it and I'm like "Oh hello you beautiful thing!", and then I start talking to it like it's a baby with the fattest thighs I've ever seen. I like using different kinds of yarns, and once in a while using something and precious special REMINDS me that I'm special and precious (it seems like the further we get from that yummy baby fat the less we receive that kind of honour, so I undertake it myself).

Please note ... I am currently wearing the hat (brim turned under) and I'm not sure if it is influencing my writing, but I think that if it *is* inspiring me to love myself and treat myself well then it qualifies as an EXTRA-successful project, regardless of any of it's other properties.

Size

• S(M, L)
• Finished Circumference: 17(19, 20.5)”
• To approximately fit head circumference: 21(22, 23)"

Materials

• (2, 2) Phildar Pur Angora (25g,109m/123yds, 100% Angora)
• 4.5mm/US7 (5mm/US8, 5mm/US8)-16” circular needles
• 4.5mm/US7 (5mm/US8, 5mm/US8) double pointed needles
• Darning/Tapestry Needle
• 1 stitch marker
• FREE Pattern

Conclusions & A Question

I'm definitely going to have to make a little beret and maybe a matching neck thing with this yarn!

I also have an open ended mindfullness question for those of you who practice such things .... if you work on a project, and the entire time you are making it you intentionally think of about how precious you are (or whatever you choose), will you feel those emotions every time you wear the finished garment? Has anyone ever tried this? What would you call the practice? How did it turn out? .... It's pretty clear to me at this point that I'm going to have to try it and share. :-)