Coriander Hat

Carol Feller put out a new knit-a-long pattern for a cabled hat.  The pattern was released on the 8th and I had pre-ordered the pattern for the coriander hat.

I dug in the deep stash and came up with this Mirasol Akapana yarn made of baby llama and merino wool.  I had purchased this yarn in 2009 in Seattle.

It has little specs of colors and is super soft with a slight thick and thin ply.

I started the hat with the ribbing and had to decreased my needle size to get gauge.  I was a bit confused about the cable pattern and posted a question on the Ravelry board.  I was a bit to impatient and decided to knit what I perceived to be the correct instructions and when I got an answer, my assumption was totally wrong.

The answer was to repeat the pattern at the half way point exactly like the first time, not just one time.  So I decided to see if I could drop down the stitches and try to knit up just that part.

After a few rows, I figured out that I could not do it since the pattern moves to the left continuously so I would have to unravel more stitches and more rows.

Since it was giving me a headache, I ripped out the entire hat so far and started from scratch.  I am using my yarn holder which I love to keep the balls intact.

Here is my progress where I am now starting the patterning.  It should be a pretty fast knit from here on out.