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2025 Fall Hat Progress

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I am really trying to finish this hat this month. And the Fall Conference Hat is still slow going. I got a decent inch added during a long work meeting.

I think I need another solid inch and I can start the decreases. This yarn is single and can get splitty. I am interested to see how well I can work the decreases without driving myself insane.

I am fully into the second ball of yarn. So there will be leftovers for my leftover pile. That pile got bigger when I did the annual stash toss and container consolidation. I need to come up with more ideas than worsted weight hats.

Happy Knitting!!

A Very Large Swiftie Finish

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The Swiftie Hat is done AND blocked. Boy Howdy this hat finish our LARGE.

Pattern: Touchdown Beanie by Katie Carlson (Rav Link)

Needles: US 5s

Yarn: Treasure Goddess Warmth Worsted in the Chiefs kit

Mods: I extended the ribbing to make a larger folded section

This hat blocked and definitely relaxed. The hat is probably, honestly, too big. Its very loose and slouchy. This version of the Touchdown Beanie used 178 yards of yarn or just about 82 grams. I am a little disappointed in myself for not checking my gauge since last year. Technically this is a hat that functions, just not what I intended.

I have enough the Treasure Goddess yarns that I could make a white version and change where the colors go. I am going to do some thinking on that!

Happy Boxing Day and may your knitting be relaxing!!

Swiftie Decreases

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Merry Christmas Eve! The Swiftie Hat is SOO close to being done. Here is where I stopped yesterday in my staff meeting.

I have ZERO clue where my US 5 DPNs are so I am thinking I will just use magic loop or two circulars to finish the hat. I don’t have any energy to go digging through the craft supplies. Santa is almost here!

Happy Knitting!!

All The Letters

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The chart portion of the Swiftie Hat is complete and shining by the fire

I cranked most of the rows out in a single evening of post kid bedtime knitting. I think the colorwork is getting easier with practice. I cut the red yarn leaving a tail to weave in on either side of the letters. It used less yarn and was less fussy than carrying all the way around.

I am hoping to make this a New Year’s present…maybe. So the deadline is motivating me. I just need to crank through the decreases!

Happy Knitting!!

Swiftie Chart

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Christmas is upon us and I’m procrasti-knitting. I can’t put this Swiftie Beanie down.

The brim is done and I have worked the set up to get started on the colorwork chart.I need to get some focus time so that I don’t mess up the chart or work it backwards like my Crown Town Hat, lol.

I have counted and started the first few stitches for the chart and stopped for better light. And besides, Duke was pouting and waiting for his head scritches….

Happy Knitting!!

Another Folded Brim

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The 2025 Conference Hat has a turned brim and is roasty toasty in front of the fire.

My ball of Yarns Northwest Silk and Merino is disappearing rapidly so I need to dig out the second ball from my stash in order to finish this hat. I can still work this one on auto pilot after getting the brim turned.

It’s been hard to keep working on this one as the Swiftie Beanie has been calling to me to work on. The bigger yarn and changing colors are giving me more dopamine than solid color in the round.

Happy Knitting!!

Casting On: Swiftie Hat

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I couldn’t help myself, I cast on another hat. I am staring a Touchdown Beanie by Katie Carlson with a Chiefs kit from TreasureGoddess and her fall sale. I am calling this one the Swiftie Beanie though. I have a colleague turning 50 next year and she both loves Chiefs and Taylor Swift.

I had just enough mojo to power through a TON of 2×2 ribbing for the brim. I extended the ribbing a bit so that she can fold the brim. But I do not plan to turn and sew it down, at least just not yet.

Happy Knitting!!

Slogging Along

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The 2025 Conference Hat is still muddling along. Not much progress but at least another inch or so of brim has unfolded.

This silk and merino brim can work up to be quite splitty. I have to be very careful with my metal needles. This project bag has been living in my work back pack. It counts as “emergency supplies” for long meetings and boring conference calls.

It’s my only “vanilla” or “auto pilot knitting” on the needles right now. I have to pay attention to my advent socks, my Cozy Classic Raglan and count in the shawl. Maybe I should have some more socks or another hat? That surely is exactly what this holiday seaon needs, lol.

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: 2025 Fall Hat

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I do love a good cozy cast on. I was traveling recently and after finishing my Firepit Hat and my Dragonfly Hat, I needed a new hat for on-the-go knitting. I grabbed some Yarns Northwest Silk & Merino from my stash because it didn’t need wound. I was low on prep time before traveling.

This is finer yarn than the worsted that listed on the label. I feel like this is closer to a heavy sport or sport weight. Therefore, I chose to go down in needle size for my beanie “recipe” and up in stitch count. I cast on 112 stitches with US 5s. And I snuggled into a fluffy hotel bed with my complimentary glass of wine. What could go wrong! 😛

Happy Knitting!!

Finished: Firepit Hat

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The Firepit Hat is DONE!

Pattern: My own basic vanilla folded brim beanie. I didn’t even count stitches on this one

Yarn: Isager Yarn Ararn Tweed in Black

Needles: US 10 and 8s for decreases

Turns out my fears about using smaller needles on the brim were unfounded. I really don’t think you can tell a discernable difference. This yarn is SUPER rustic and will definitely end up in the gift pile. I do not think this is a yarn I would buy again or work with by choice. It’s just too rustic for what I am used to.

I used up most of the skein as this hat turned out to be Large. Not surprising based on the fact I didn’t count my cast on or worry/calculate gauge. I let the yarn chicken gods figure it out and I won. This hat is 89 grams or 140 yards of yarn in the finished object.

Happy Knitting!!