Why call this hat Xylem? The lacy eyelets and other design features reminded me of xylem under a microscope (see here, or check out the Google image search results)! It all seemed to click into place, since the color of this lovely yarn is called Sap—enjoy!

This pattern is also included in The Knitgrrl 9 booklet.

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