Knitty Friday: Escargot Everywhere!

Oh so chic!

The lovely and clever Escargot hat was published in our Winter issue, which went live in early December. And it seems to have caught on…  there are nearly 400 projects already, and more being added every day.  And many knitters are making more than one…

Everywhere we go we see this hat – at one of my LYS this past weekend I saw one finished hat and talked to two knitters who were working on their own.

There are so many fabulous versions – lots of color combos, and some great yarn choices.

Knitty Designer Laura Chau worked one in two great shades of blue

Classic

Summerlea worked an amazing version in textured yarns for a different but equally great look.  She sadly lost it, but reports that another is in the works… We can only hope that the original is being enjoyed by its finder.

Love it!

NextThursday chose bright snail colours for her version…

Fun!

GardenKnittr's is straight up elegant in grey and cream…

Just perfect.

MamaNicoleG created a pair of fab fingerless mitts to match.

Wonderful!

Kybosh chose great colors, and when it turned out a bit big, felted it to fit.

I love these colors

And the wonderful and generous Jami created a kids' version, Escargot Jr.

How good is this?

Jillian has just finished hers – doesn't it look great!

 

Girlchild has already taken my Escargot!

I think I might have to knit one now…