The hat from Nepal

So I bought two really great knit hats for probably a buck each back in '94 (or maybe '95) when I was in Nepal with the Peace Corps.

I still have both and still adore them. However, the first one (a green one) has almost completely had it. I still wear it some, but it's really thin and worn out and lost almost all of its color. It still has a place in my heart though. The grey one is still holding its own. Both are almost 12 years old now but they're wonderful. I only wish I'd bought more. I now want to try to recreate them on my own.

I've just bought a pattern for a flat top hat and have started on it, but will also try to just copy the Nepali hat that I have. We'll see how it goes. I also bought some sock yarn and will try a pair of socks next. I believe I'm going to use the Thuja pattern from Knitty... saw it on Jon's Colorado Knits blog.