From now until Feb 28, I’ll be donating $1 of each London Fog hat purchase to Cradles to Crayons, an organization I volunteer at every Wednesday with my lovely friend Jessica, who’s modeling for me this time. This donation thing worked so well with Rob Roy and I plan on doing this a few more times over the course of the year, each time picking a charity I think helps make our world better.

Cradles to Crayons is an organization near and dear to me. The Boston warehouse we work at collects donations and sorts, organizes and distributes them to at-risk kids across the state of MA from birth to age 12. They provide over 100,000 kids yearly with clothing, books, toys, and supplies that help them succeed at both school and home.**

Note: If you are not doubling fingering yarn, you need half the yardage above.

London Fog is a super cozy, boldly textured hat. I just loved this Falkland Islands Wool from Blacker Yarns - it’s a gorgeous mix of Merino and Shetland fibers that’s soft and lofty and beautifully delicate. I’m a fan of bigger needles, so I chose to work it doubled, creating a round, worsted weight fiber that retains the delicacy and lofitness of the fingering when worked into pattern.

I selected a motif with distinct lines, some fun twisted cables, and a bit of lace - which really shows off the squishiness of the doubled fiber. The overall effect creates a hat with a lot of bold geometry and a satisfying, chunky look to it, but the doubled fiber is lighter and more delicate than a bulkier yarn would be.

As always, there are instructions in the pattern for how to modify this for depth or width, and it’s easier than you think. :)

AND -- if you’re in the mood for a little KAL and plan to knit a London Fog in any one of Blacker’s Yarns between Jan 19 and March 4, join in on the Blacker Yarn Podcast KAL with your hat!

Blacker is co hosting the Edinburgh Yarn Festival Podcast Lounge again this year and has all kinds of fun things planned. All you need to do is tag your Ravelry project with #BlackerPodKAL and #babycocktails and even if you aren’t planning to make it to Edinburgh this year, you can join in on the fun in their Ravelry group even if you aren’t going to the festival. Either way, you will be entered to win prizes and can have fun knitting with friends across the ocean. More info on the KAL is HERE.