This hat. This hat has been giving me so much trouble. I ordered the yarn online and was hoping for blue-green-blue, but what I got was green-blue-green. Four rows into the knitting, I made the rookie mistake of picking the project up inside-out and knitting in the wrong direction. So I started over, knit the ribbing, and… not only was the hat coming out...
I finished my Sockhead Hat! It could probably be a little slouchier, but I like it just fine. I made the 152-stitch size because I was using thinner yarn and smaller needles than the pattern specified, and it fits perfectly. The difference between the two balls of yarn, which were supposedly the same dye lot, is less stark in the finished objects than it...
With my scrappy leftovers hat finished, the only other project I have on the needles is a sock which is just slightly too complicated for knit night and football games. So, I thought to myself, what should I knit? Then my sworn-sister made a Sockhead Slouch Hat… and there it was. My next hat. A stockinette slouchy hat in sock yarn will take approximately...
After the Which Way shawl was done, even with the extra rows I added in, there was nearly a full ball of Cascade 220 Sport left over, plus remnants of each of the five colours of Mad Hatter. I wanted to knit something that would really show off the colours, yet look completely different from the stripy shawl, and used the free Syxx Hat...
Meant to be worn either slouchy or as a beanie with the brim folded for double warmth over your ears, the Passing Days Hat is just perfect for crisp days! The colours of the yarn remind me of the woods in autumn, after most of the leaves have fallen and everything has turned to subtle dark shades. Check out the Passing Days Hat in...
I have just one last skein of the Unicorn Spit fibre to spin! 840 yards of finished (though unwashed) three-ply yarn and just over a hundred grams left to go. It’s really neat to see how the big stripes of colour in the fibre get so blended into the yarn, which is exactly the heathery desaturated colour that I was hoping for when I...
Friends, I cannot thank you enough. Another six copies of the Sneaux Zone pattern were sold in October, bringing the total sales up to 18. I added some of my own money to the sum, and together we donated ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS to the ALS Association. Here’s a snip of the donation receipt: Thank you, thank you, thank you – and I...
I sold twelve!! copies of the Sneaux Zone pattern in September, which is pretty awesome – that’s just about $60 that I’m going to send to the ALS Association. I’m thrilled… but I would like to send more! So I’m going to keep the fundraiser going for another month. All sales of the Sneaux Zone pattern through the end of October will be donated!...
A blizzard at the top of the mountain falls softly onto the existing base, leaving beautifully smooth mounds of snow for you to play in. The Sneaux Zone hat is perfect for keeping your head warm before you put your helmet on – and after a long day on the slopes, you can stylishly hide your messy hair while you walk to dinner or...
I’m super excited about this one! It’s been a long time coming and some folks have been asking me when it will finally be released. How does tomorrow sound? That’s right – the Sneaux Zone hat is in the final proofreading stage, and it should be going live tomorrow! You’ll have plenty of time before the weather turns cold (see note below) to knit...
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