The Dropsy Hat-better photo

Here's a better photo of the Dropsy Hat. The scanner really distorts the colors. This is knit from my stash in Koigu (sorry, I don't have the info on the colorway)  and Cascade heritage sock yarn, (probably color 5614).


The band is seed stitch and the rest of the hat is done in a ribbed drop stitch motif from Barbara Walker's Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns .


Ribbed motifs are great for hats because you can gracefully decrease at the top. I added a little bobble in the Koigu to finish it off.