First dragonfly of spring

I said that once I got it on the Chiagoos, the hat was flying didn't I?

Well flew it did, and even with the beading, it was off the needles by bedtime.

I love this hat! I made quite a few mods to it though. Several other ravellers said they found it was quite large. I have a small head, and I hate it when my hats slip off, so modding I went. I cut the crown short (I didn't want a slouchy hat) and I decreased considerably more for the beaded band.

As mentioned, I used Skinny Bugga in Dragonfly Tattoo. The skein was so pretty, I just couldn't use it for socks. It deserves to be flaunted.

Don't you just love all those shades? This is hand-dyed yarn at it's best. I had the perfect beads to complement it in my stash (Thanks to Dave's mom's score a few months ago). They are a clear bead with a metallic centre and a slight iridescence. They echo the blue, green and purple of the yarn perfectly!

And even though it's April 1, it's darn tooting cold today (it was snowing this morning - well played Mother nature... well played!) so I'll probably get a few weeks out of this before all the cold weather knits get put away until next season.