I am headed to SSK this summer in Nashville and one of my classes has homework.
I am taking a class from Romi Hill and I needed to start a swatch. I may have procrastinated a wee bit but I made it under the wire. I am very excited to head out and spend a wonderful long weekend with crafty friends!
I really need to get my butt in gear and get packed and prepared! Happy Knitting!!
Next up on the FO parade is my Dream State Musselburgh!
Pattern: Musselburgh by Ysolda Teague (Rav Link)
Needles: US 5s
Yarn: Knitterly Things Vesper Superwash DK in Dream State and TreasureGoddess Yarn DK Treasures in Song of the Sirens
I ended up using all of the Vesper DK and had to supplement. I don’t think it looks too bad? The whole project ended up at 118 grams or 280 yards of yarn. I would definitely call this an adult small or medium size. I just knit the stitch gauge I liked and didn’t fuss with doing Ysolda’s gauge table.
I was happier with this hat as it is DK using size 5 needles. I guess I know why I was using 7s on Siren Beanie since my 5s were in this hat! This hat too is off to the gift pile for now.
Happy Knitting!!
Home safely from DC and catching up on my FO photo and finishing touches. Today is my Siren Beanie!
Pattern: My own stockinette beanie recipe with 112 stitches
Needles: US 7s
Yarn: TreasureGoddess Yarns DK Treasures in Song of the Sirens colorway
I think I figured out why this hat is so big. I grabbed US 7s and used the stitch count for a hat I would normally make on US 5s. So hence the looser stitches and larger finished object. I used 82 grams of this DK skein which is about 225 yards of yarn.
I am going to go with “unintentional design feature”. I added my tag, wove in all my ends and added this to the gift pile.
Happy Knitting!!
Alas, it’s time to wrap up my DC trip and head home. I did get to cast on my next hat in the last session to have it ready for my flight home. I am calling this one my Conference 2025 Hat.
Like a broken record this is my 88 stitches on US 8s with worsted yarn basic hat “recipe” and I made good progress on the flight. Though I got a little distracted. The lovely young women next to me turned out to be a NASA scientist how also knits! We talked for quite awhile.
I think I shocked her a little bit as she is just getting out of scarf and blanket phase and into garments. I showed her some of my stuff and talked about my knitting, to which she responded “Oh you are a like a KNITTER then”. And I laughed as I couldn’t disagree!
Happy Knitting!!
First session of the last day and my Dream State Musselburgh is done! Well at least the knitting party
I had the teeniest bit of the solid maroon left. Therefore I completely used up two skeins of yarn on this trip with what I am calling zero scraps.
I had been a little worried this hat would be very shallow and therefore kids sized. But I think given how its folding that it could be an adult small to medium? I will do more precise analysis after I get home and do finishing touches.
Happy Knitting!!
I took a quick Uber this morning in between conference sessions as I found a lovely (and open) yarn shop in Dupont Circle. Welcome to Looped Yarns in DC!
The shop was adorable and the two staff were so kind and helpful. I didn’t have long to shop and I wanted some easy to use yarns for the trip. My haul is as follows:
I tried to chose yarns I haven’t seen before. At the top is Knitting for Olive in Heavy Merino in Pearl Grey and Pink Daisies. They are 50 gram skeins so I am thinking striped hat. I couldn’t resist a Malabrigo Rios skein in teal/turquoise for PB. And in the middle is some Big Little Yarn Co Trusty Sock in the Yosuzume color. And lastly some Isager Yarn Aran Tweed in Black tweed.
I had the shop wind the Rios and the Tweed so I could choose for my next hat. I would totally recommend this shop to anyone passing through DC! Happy Knitting!!
Thank goodness for scraps! My Dream State beanie has narrowly avoided disaster. I was knitting in sessions this am and I completely used up the self striping yarn!
I did have my Siren Beanie leftovers in my bag and decided they matched in color close enough. It is a hair thinner than the Knitterly Things yarn. But I can make that the inside of this Musselburgh. And now I am definitely going to run out of projects and knitting on this trip. I am almost to the total length and need to start decreasing!
I think it’s time to look up DC area yarn shops……
My hands needed something different so I switched to the Siren Beanie for the afternoon sessions and cranked out the crown decreases!
I need to get back to the hotel room and use my darning needle to weave in ends and secure the top. I am pretty happy with the hat and got some interesting looks from fellow attendees. This hat is definitely an adult LARGE. I am worried at the rate that I am knitting that I am going to run out of projects!
Happy Knitting!!
Pre-conference sessions have started. And I made some additional progress on my Dream State Musselburgh.
I am glad I packed a light sweater in my bag. As hot as it is outside, it is that much over air conditioned inside!! I was literally shivering in some of the ballrooms. I am on track to finish this hat soon and I may need to wear it!
Happy Knitting!!
Shoo boy, I have had a full day of sight seeing and sweating. Literally had to shower twice today. I am enjoying the air conditioning and a little hotel quiet before conference networking tonight. All the walking and metro riding today made good progress on my Siren Beanie.
I have most of the hat body done and need to measure for the total length. I might be able to start the decreases. This hat really is feeling large. I may have not counted my cast on correctly or perhaps my gauge is changing? Not a huge problem just an interesting thought after my previous hats have been so consistent.
This hat got to see the National Mall, Air and Space Museum and American History Museum. Tomorrow is more networking and visiting some restaurants.
Happy Knitting and Traveling!
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