Red Light Special Hat

What started out as a hat for CD was quickly adopted by The Teen when CD decided it just wasn't 'his type of hat'~~read, 'Mom, there's no way I'm gonna wear a girly hat like that!' Nevermind that I had previously run the pattern by him. Of course, there was the little color snafu~~I mixed the green and grey up so everywhere you see green on the hat, it should have been grey. That was my intent when I started and would have resulted in a much more sedate man-type hat. Anyhow, The Teen had already declared her love for the hat before CD even had a chance to nix it for himself, and has requested another in colors to match her new sweater. Teengage girl loves hat knit by her mom~~SCORE!!!!

Keep in mind as you look at the photos that this is my first stranded project, and if I'm in your friends on Rav, you know from my activity this morning that it won't be my last :o)

Details:
Pattern: Red Light Special by Jared Flood
Yarn: Knit Picks Telemark in black, grey heather, cilantro heather, garnet heather
Needles: Knit Picks Options in size 4
Start Date: December 27, 2007
Finish Date: December 29, 2007
Mods: None~~my first stranded project
Thoughts: Love colorwork! It's fiddly, but rewarding. It was mesmerizing to watch the color pattern emerge. Before I blocked it was a bit puckery, but seems to have blocked out nicely. I'll be doing more in the future.
I cast on a college man dude approved hat for CD today. Should be finished by midnight so I can pad my 2007 project list.

(Couldn't resist using the Redskins flag as background for the modeled shot of the hat. Apologies to Number Guy and Opal)