Advice request time! Let's talk knitting hats.
I have ~100 yd of "Ripe Wheat" Studio Donegal "Soft Donegal" worsted-weight merino left after finishing my TinCanKnits Wheat scarf, and I purchased 2 skeins (420 yd) of the same yarn but in the "Smoke" colorway, which is a warm charcoal with flecks of orange that match the wheat yarn nicely.
I'd like to make a hat to accompany the scarf, and I'm taking suggestions for designs! This will be my first knit project with shaping, so I don't want anything TOO complex. And if it involves colorwork, I don't want to be playing chicken with what's left of the orange.
I could do a Mussleburgh, which has the benefit of simplicity and lack of need for swatching. I'd probably play with striping, graduating from primarily orange to primarily gray as I go, as long as the orange holds out.
But I'm willing to take suggestions! If you had this combination in your stash, what would you do with it?
