Sackets Harbor Hat

During my summer sojourns, Sackets Harbor is the first signpost once I’ve left the interstate. It’s a quiet gem, the first leg of the Seaway Trail, and offers gorgeous, cool Lake Ontario vistas. It has a slightly retro vibe with roadside bars and cafes closed years ago by the building of I-81. I love it, and I often fantasize about how it must look in the off-season, foggy and damp with big fat snowflakes falling on icy waters. That’s my inspiration for the Sackets Harbor Hat and the matching Sackets Harbor Mittens.

This hat, suitable for men and women, is a simple stranded knitting project, knit seamlessly in the round, and perfect for the first-time fair isle knitter. Hat is worked from the brim upward and topped with a big fluffy pom pom.