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Finished A Second Green Hat

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The Second Green Hat is done washed and formed on my mannequin head. Not as pretty finished pictures as my first one at the Glaciers but still nice.

Pattern: My own 88 stitch basic beanie “recipe” with folded stockinette brim

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: Potion Yarns Foxy Sock and Potions Yarns Phantasma Lace in Lady Absinthe

Each of these hats used used up a combined 231 yards of the yarn that were held double. I easily got two adult sized hats out of 50 grams of mohair and 100 grams of sock yarn. I may make my 2026 Pigskin Party plan to crank out more of these projects with yarns doubled.

I could use a few more fuzzy hats but I could also maybe make some cowls or other accessories that are cozy and fun? I need to do some searching on the Ravelry site to get some inspo.

Happy Knitting!!

Airplane Progress

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While in the Seattle airport I stretched my legs and found some lotion bars in a cute tourist trap in the terminal. I was steadily cruising through the Second Green Hat and my hands were dry from the mohair sucking all the oils off my hands.

I picked up a local chocolate bar and this small tin of Bee Bar Lotion. The lotion bar was pretty decent quality too. Fairly robust on the lanolin and bee’s wax that left my hands moisturized but also with a barrier. The mohair was a little stickier until the lotion fully absorbed but it felt nice on my hands.

The last leg of the flight was headed into some thunderstorms in the Midwest. So I admit that I was furiously knitting waiting to see if we were going to get home. I managed to finish the hat on the flight and do a little more work on my advent socks.

The lovely couple next to me complimented me on my hat! Now I just need to wash this hat and weave in the last tail.

Happy Knitting!!

Turning A Brim In Sea-Tac

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FIFA followed us everywhere on our vacation. We had a four hour layover in Seattle before coming home to the Midwest. I managed to knit the Second Green Hat brim and get it turned/folded.

Seats were hard to come by in the terminal and they had the soccer news/games playing on this festive turf area. They had free diet coke and a chair to knit in. I was happy to pass the time. Though I did watch more people than I did soccer…

Happy Knitting!!

Casting On In Canada

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While on the boat I still had a very decent chunk of yarn left from the Green Hat so I decided to cast on a second one.

We were on our last sea day of the cruise and entering the harbor to Vancouver. So we watched from our balcony as we crossed under the famous bay bridge. I managed to get the stitches cast on for A Second Green Hat as well as getting the hat started in the round.

I do plan on a carbon copy of the first hat, stockinette folded brim with a stockinette hat body. It’s autopilot knitting and was all I could manage after moving and shaking for almost 10 days at this point.

I feel like my colors fit well with the backdrop of Vancouver, don’t you?

Finished: The Green Hat

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I got to finish The Green Hat just in time to do a photo shoot with the Hubbard Glacier!

Pattern: My own basic beanie recipe

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: Potion Yarns Foxy Sock and Potions Yarn in Phantasm Lace. Both in Lady Absinthe

That’s the glacier in the blurry background. It was so clear and blue. The day was overcast so the photos were amazing!

I have no idea how much yarn I used in the hat since I didn’t bring any scale. I would say half of each? I cast on 88 stitches on US 8s. It’s so warm and soft and Jellybean can’t wait to wear it.

Let’s see what else I can finish this vacation! Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: The Green Hat

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Summer vacation is here and we have some fun travel! I am posting this after we have returned as internet safety is real.

We went to Alaska for a family cruise! Alaska has been on my dad’s bucket list and he turns 70 this year. So we flew to Anchorage to start our adventure.

I grabbed the two skeins of Potions Yarns that I bought at KITH KC to start Jellybeans’s next winter hat. It’s just my basic 88 stitch folded beanie but with a sock yarn and mohair held together. I got a lot done thanks to 8 hours of flying and some Diet Coke.

I was going to start a murder mystery book but Jellybean left his book in the car at the airport so he is reading that one now. Ah, parenting. Don’t worry, I have others!

Happy Knitting!!

Finished: Raiders Hat

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The Raiders Hat is complete!

Pattern: Touchdown Beanie by Katie Carlson (Rav Link)

Needles: US 3s and 5s

Yarn: Treasure Goddess Warmth Worsted in Gunpowder, Pieces of Eight and White Sand Beaches

I am fairly happy with the finish. I think the crown being in grey made me less mad at the grey letters. I used about 144 yards or about 66 grams of yarn to make this medium pattern size. I do think I will send this to my friend so she can have both and my scraps will go in the scrappy hat box.

Now I need to decide what my next small knit is going to be….

Happy Knitting!!

Second Set Of Raiders Letters

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I am done with the lettering on the Raiders Hat.

Now that it is done, I do wish I had done the letters in the black yarn and not the grey. The grey looks fine but it doesn’t ‘pop’ like the black would have. And it doesn’t bother me enough to rip it back and redo it. So now I just need to finish the crown to be done.

I did add an extra row in the black stripes and white before and after the letters. I think this will add some height without changing the shape of the finished hat.

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Raiders Hat

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While I still had the project bag, needles and pattern put together I did decide to start another Raiders themed hat. My first one was great and I still felt the urge to “use up more of the yarn” and also play with the colors.

I’ve done the medium size again on this one. But I am knitting the ribbing on US 3s instead of US 4s. Mostly because my US 4s are otherwise occupied. And I have gone up to the US 5s for the hat body. This time I am starting in Treasure Goddess Warmth Worsted in Pieces of Eight for a grey theme instead of black.

Now, how fast can I get to the colorwork? Happy Knitting!!

Finished: Dee’s Retirement Hat

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It took me a minute to find a place warm enough to get Dee’s Retirement Hat washed blocked and dry. But she is done!!

Pattern: Touchdown Beanie by Katie Carlson (Rav Link)

Yarn: Treasure Goddess Yarns Warmth worsted in Gunpowder, Pieces of Eight and White Sand Beaches

Needles: US 4s and US 5s

Mods: Added an extra row of white stockinette before and after the lettering

This was a size adult medium for the pattern. I ended up with 83 grams of total yarn used across all three colors. Obviously that mostly is the Gunpowder (darker black). I would have enough of the grey to make a full second medium hat and flip flip the black and the grey….do I dare attempt a second hat before the party….

Happy Knitting!!